''Acmispon grandiflorus'', synonym ''Lotus grandiflorus'', is a species of legume native to western North America. It is known by the common name chaparral bird's-foot trefoil. It is native to the west coast of North America from

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to north-western

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, where it is found in many mountainous areas in the chaparral and

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Description

''Acmispon grandiflorus'' is a perennial herb taking an erect to decumbent form. It is lined with leaves each made up of oval leaflets 1 to 2 centimeters long and hairy to hairless in texture. The

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is made up 3 to 9 pealike flowers which may approach three centimeters long. The flower varies in color from whitish to yellow to pink. The fruit is a legume pod up to 6 centimeters long.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Lotus grandiflorus''USDA Plants Profile for ''Lotus grandiflorus''''Lotus grandiflorus'' — Photo gallery
Acmispon grandiflorus, Los Angeles County, CA

Acmispon grandiflorus, Los Angeles County, CA

grandiflorus Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of Northwestern Mexico Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Loteae-stub