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Acmispon wrightii

(A. Gray) Brouillet

Wright's Trefoil

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 24 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151572
Element CodePDFAB2A1E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAcmispon
Synonyms
Anisolotus wrightii(A. Gray) Rydb.Hosackia wrightiiA.GrayLotus wrightii(Gray) GreeneOttleya wrightii(A. Gray) D.D. Sokoloff
Other Common Names
Scrub Bird's-foot-trefoil (EN) Scrub deervetch (EN) Scrub Deervetch (EN) Scrub lotus (EN) Scrub Lotus (EN) Wright's deervetch (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 wrightii in the genus Acmispon as A. wrightii.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-07-24
Change Date1991-07-24
Edition Date1991-07-24
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Moderately widespread, about 100 locations mapped in Isely. No description of whether or not this species is common or abundant.
Range Extent Comments
Cen to ne Arizona, nw New Mexico, just into Utah and Colorado.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Yellow pine forest, or aspen, downward to juniper and oak; canyon slopes, mesas, various soil types (Isely, 1991).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (24)
Arizona (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder CanyonCoconino National Forest4,554
Cherry CreekTonto National Forest11,371
East Clear CreekCoconino National Forest1,613
HackberryCoconino National Forest17,885
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
New Mexico (14)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Bearhead PeakSanta Fe National Forest8,277
Brushy SpringsGila National Forest5,735
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
GuadalupeCibola National Forest13,619
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Madre MountainCibola National Forest19,839
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
NolanGila National Forest13,051
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stoddard MountainDixie National Forest13,165
References (3)
  1. Ackerfield, J. 2022. Flora of Colorado. Second Edition. Bot. Misc. 60. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden/Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 861 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.