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Acmispon denticulatus

(Drew) D.D. Sokoloff

Meadow Trefoil

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134436

Element CodePDFAB2A0C0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusAcmispon

Synonyms

Anisolotus denticulatus(Drew) A. HellerHosackia denticulataDrewLotus denticulatus(E. Drew) Greene

Other Common Names

Lotier denticulé (FR) Mohave Trefoil (EN) Mohave trefoil (EN) Riverbar lotus (EN) Riverbar 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 denticulatus in the genus Acmispon as A. denticulatus.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-08-12

Change Date1990-01-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pine Valley Mountains	Dixie National Forest	57,673

References (3)

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.
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.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.