Latin name: Acmispon brachycarpus (Benth.) D.D. Sokoloff Pronunciation: ak-MIS-pon brak-ee-KAR-pus Common name: Hill lotus Family: Fabaceae (Pea) Habitat: Grasslands, oak and pine woodlands, and desert flats and mountains to about 5500' throughout most of California Blooming period: March to June Name derivations: 1) Acmispon 2) brachycarpus Formerly Lotus humistratus |
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