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Lotus Scoparius
''Acmispon glaber'' (previously ''Lotus scoparius'') (common deerweed, deer weed, deervetch, California broom or western bird's-foot trefoil) is a perennial subshrub in the family Fabaceae (pea family). The plant is a pioneer species found in dry areas of California, Arizona, and Mexico. It is commonly found in many areas including chaparral, coastal sand and roadsides at elevations below 1500 m. Description The ''Acmispon glaber'' stems are green, erect, somewhat branched, with small, deciduous, pinnate leaves consisting of three to six leaflets. The plant blooms from about March to August and has flowers that are bilateral, small (7–11 mm), yellow, and clustered together in an inflorescence consisting of two to seven flowers in the upper leaf axils. The flowers become reddish with age. The fruit consists of a curved legume with two seeds. Ecology ''Acmispon glaber'' is a food consumed by numerous wildlife, providing intake for hummingbirds, bees, butterfly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acmispon Glaber Seeds
''Acmispon'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to North America and the west coast of Chile in South America. It includes several species of United States, American bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches formerly contained in the globally distributed genus ''Lotus (genus), Lotus''. The former genus ''Syrmatium'' is included in ''Acmispon''. The Jepson eFlora accepts only ''Acmispon''. Species , the following species were accepted: *''Acmispon americanus'' (Nutt.) Rydb. *''Acmispon argophyllus'' (A.Gray) Brouillet *''Acmispon argyraeus'' (Greene) Brouillet *''Acmispon brachycarpus'' (Benth.) D.D.Sokoloff *''Acmispon cytisoides'' (Benth.) Brouillet, syn. ''Syrmatium cytisoides'' *''Acmispon decumbens'' (Benth.) Govaerts, including ''Acmispon nevadensis'' (S.Watson) Brouillet *''Acmispon dendroideus'' (Greene) Brouillet, syn. ''Syrmatium veatchii'' *''Acmispon denticulatus'' (Drew) D.D.Sokoloff *''Acmispon distichus'' (Greene) Brouillet *''Acmispon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
