Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil

Hosackia crassifolia

Benth.

Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil

G5Secure Found in 119 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138527
Element CodePDFAB2A090
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 crassifolius(Benth.) Greene
Other Common Names
big deervetch (EN) Big Deervetch (EN) Big deervetch (EN) Broad-leaved lotus (EN) broad-leaved lotus (EN) Broad-leaved Lotus (EN) Buck lotus (EN) Buck Lotus (EN) buck lotus (EN) Thick-leaf 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 crassifolius in the genus Hosackia as H. crassifolia.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-08-31
Change Date1988-08-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (119)
California (108)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
DiableLos Padres National Forest19,597
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
GriderKlamath National Forest10,647
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Kettle Mtn.Shasta-Trinity National Forest4,589
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
Mokelumne - SprattHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest613
MonarchSierra National Forest697
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. RaymondSierra National Forest6,965
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou ASix Rivers National Forest1,017
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
SoliderSix Rivers National Forest14,918
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Thomes CreekMendocino National Forest16,616
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Oregon (11)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Brown Mt.Winema National Forest3,117
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (2)
  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. 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.