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==Taxonomy==
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* Scientific Name: ''Acmispon'' ''americanus'' var. ''americanus''
==Description==
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* Family: Fabaceae
==Bloom Period==
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* Common Names: American bird's-foot trefoil
==Distribution==
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* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Lotus'' ''purshianus, Lotus'' ''unifoliolatus''
==Habitat==
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* Codon: ACMAME
==Uses==
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==Propagation==
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[[File: ACMAME1.jpg|thumb|Photo by Robert L. Carr. Also featured on Main Page]]
==Photo Gallery==
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===Taxonomy===
==References==
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{{Taxobox
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| image =
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| image_caption =
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| name =
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Viridiplantae
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| phylum = Tracheophyta
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| subphylum= Spermatophytina
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| subclassis = Rosanae
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| ordo = Fabales
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| familia = Fabaceae
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| genus = ''Acmispon'' Raf.
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| species = '''''Acmispon americanus'' var. ''americanus''''' (Nutt.) Rydb.
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| subspecies =
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}}
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<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=820914#null</ref>
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===Description===
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Hairy annual herb to 6 dm tall with axillary, cream to yellow papilionaceous flowers.<ref name=":0">Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D.,
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& Legler, B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an''
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illustrated manual''. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 128.''</ref> Stems erect to prostrate.<ref name=":1" /> Leaves mostly 3-foliate, upper leaves often becoming simple, stipules minute.<ref>Jepson Herbarium Online Flora. Retrieved from https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=91832</ref> Calyx teeth longer than tube; corolla cream to yellowish; stamens 10, diadelphous; ovary simple, superior.<ref name=":0" /> Pods with 4-8 seeds, slightly constricted.<ref name=":1">WTU
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Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Acmispon%20americanus</ref>
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===Bloom Period===
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April to September<ref name=":1" />
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===Distribution===
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Across Washington, southern British Columbia to Mexico, inland across North America.<ref name=":0" />
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===Habitat===
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Sandy or rocky soils in forested or open locations.<ref name=":0" />
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===Propagation===
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Hot water treatment if planting by seed. Irrigate one time per month once established.<ref>California Native Plant Society: Calscape.
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Retrieved from https://calscape.org/Acmispon-americanus-(American-Bird's-Foot-Trefoil)?srchcr=sc5aa1b8aa18112</ref>
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===Photo Gallery===
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<gallery>
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File: ACMAME2.jpg| Photo by Robert L. Carr
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</gallery>
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===References===
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<references />

Latest revision as of 13:12, 24 June 2021

  • Scientific Name: Acmispon americanus var. americanus
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Names: American bird's-foot trefoil
  • Synonyms/Misapplications: Lotus purshianus, Lotus unifoliolatus
  • Codon: ACMAME

Photo by Robert L. Carr. Also featured on Main Page

Taxonomy

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosanae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acmispon Raf.
Species: Acmispon americanus var. americanus (Nutt.) Rydb.

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Description

Hairy annual herb to 6 dm tall with axillary, cream to yellow papilionaceous flowers.[2] Stems erect to prostrate.[3] Leaves mostly 3-foliate, upper leaves often becoming simple, stipules minute.[4] Calyx teeth longer than tube; corolla cream to yellowish; stamens 10, diadelphous; ovary simple, superior.[2] Pods with 4-8 seeds, slightly constricted.[3]

Bloom Period

April to September[3]

Distribution

Across Washington, southern British Columbia to Mexico, inland across North America.[2]

Habitat

Sandy or rocky soils in forested or open locations.[2]

Propagation

Hot water treatment if planting by seed. Irrigate one time per month once established.[5]

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=820914#null
  2. 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. 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
  4. Jepson Herbarium Online Flora. Retrieved from https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=91832
  5. California Native Plant Society: Calscape. Retrieved from https://calscape.org/Acmispon-americanus-(American-Bird's-Foot-Trefoil)?srchcr=sc5aa1b8aa18112