Latin name: Acmispon grandiflorus (Benth.) Brouillet var. grandiflorus
Pronunciation: ak-MIS-pon gran-di-FLOR-us
Common name: Large-flowered lotus
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry open disturbed sites, moist river bottoms, cismontane, chaparral and yellow pine forest to 6000'
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Acmispon 2) grandiflorus
Formerly Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus
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