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Hosackia pinnata

(Hooker) Abrams

Bog Bird's-foot-trefoil

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138528
Element CodePDFAB2A100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusHosackia
Synonyms
Lotus pinnatusHook.
Other Common Names
Lotier à feuilles pennées (FR) meadow bird's-foot trefoil (EN) Meadow Bird's-foot-trefoil (EN) Pinnate-leaved Lotus (EN) pinnate-leaved lotus (EN) pinnate lotus (EN) Pinnate Lotus (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (2023, vol. 11) recognizes Lotus as native to Eurasia, with taxa native to North American treated as Acmispon or Hosackia. FNA (2023, vol. 11) treats Lotus pinnatus in the genus Hosackia as H. pinnata.
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-03-09
Change Date2001-03-09
Edition Date2001-03-09
Edition AuthorsRusso, M. (TNC WRO), 1/89; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Lotus pinnatus ranges from central California (600-1700 meters) to Idaho and southern British Columbia, occurring in wet or moist open areas such as meadows, bogs, and ditches.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
References (13)
  1. Abrams, L. 1944. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. 2. Polygonaceae to Krameriaceae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 635 pp.
  2. Davis, R.J. 1952. Flora of Idaho. Brigham Young Univ. Press, Provo, UT. 836 pp.
  3. Douglas, G.W., G.B. Strayley, and D. Meidinger, eds. 1990. The vascular plants of British Columbia. Part 2. Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Portulacaceae). Crown Publications Incorporated, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 158 pp.
  4. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  5. Gilkey, H.M., and L.J. Dennis. 1980. Handbook of northwestern plants. Oregon State University Bookstores, Corvallis, Oregon. 507 pp.
  6. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  7. Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1974. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. 2nd printing, with corrections. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xix + 730 pp.
  8. Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoidae: Tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, Loteae. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 25(3): 1-264.
  9. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University; MLBM Press, Provo, Utah. 1007 pp.
  10. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  11. Oswald, V.H., and L. Ahart. 1994. Manual of the vascular plants of Butte County, California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 348 pp.
  12. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.
  13. St. John, H. 1963. Flora of southeastern Washington and of adjacent Idaho. Outdoor Pictures, Escondido, CA. 583 pp.