Latin name: Acmispon glaber (Vogel) Brouillet var. glaber Pronunciation: ak-MIS-pon GLAY-ber Common name: Common deerweed Family: Fabaceae (Pea) Habitat: Dry slopes, flats and washes below 5000' in coastal strand, coastal sage scrub and chaparral especially as a successional stage after burns, often covering dry hillsides and becoming dominant in the second year after a fire Blooming period: March to August Name derivations: 1) Acmispon 2) glaber |
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