- Scientific Name: Acmispon parviflorus
- Family: Fabaceae
- Common Names: small-flowered bird's-foot trefoil
- Synonyms/Misapplications: Hosackia parviflora, Lotus micranthus
- Codon: ACMPAR
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Taxonomy
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Subkingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Tracheophyta |
| Subphylum: | Spermatophytina |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: | Rosanae |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acmispon Raf. |
| Species: | Acmispon parviflorus (Benth.) D.D. Sokoloff |
Description
Glabrous, annual herb to 3 dm tall with axillary, cream to yellow papilionaceous flowers.[2] Stems erect to prostate, often branching near base.[3] Leaves irregularly pinnate to palmate, 3 to 5-foliate, stipules reduced to absent.[4] Calyx teeth shorter than or equal to tube; corolla cream to yellowish; stamens 10, diadelphous; ovary simple, superior.[2] Pods are strongly constricted.[2]
Bloom Period
April to September[3]
Distribution
West of the Cascades, British Columbia to California; also the Columbia River Gorge.[3]
Habitat
Sandy soils, open areas; flat to sloped.[2]
Photo Gallery
Photo: Ben Legler, 2004
Photo: Ben Legler, 2003
References
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=820058
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 128.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Acmispon%20americanus
- ↑ Jepson Herbarium Online Flora. Retrieved from https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=91832
