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Acmispon wrangelianus

(Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) D.D. Sokoloff

Chilean Bird's-foot-trefoil

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138173
Element CodePDFAB2A1N0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAcmispon
Synonyms
Anisolotus wrangeliana(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Bernh.Lotus subpinnatus var. wrangelianus(Fish. & C.A. Mey.) JepsonLotus wrangelianusFisch. & C.A. Mey.
Other Common Names
Chilean bird's-foot trefoil (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 wrangelianus in the genus Acmispon as A. wrangelianus.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-11-17
Change Date1993-11-17
Edition Date1993-11-17
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Widespread and abundant in CA.
Range Extent Comments
CA (California Floristic Province). Probably naturalized in Modoc Plateau and Sonoran Desert through agriculture.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Coastal bluffs, chaparral, disturbed areas; 0-1500 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 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.