Acmispon
Encyclopedia
Acmispon is a genus
that includes several species of North American
bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches formerly contained in the globally distributed genus Lotus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
that includes several species of North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches formerly contained in the globally distributed genus Lotus
Lotus (genus)
Lotus is a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from...
Selected species
- Acmispon americanusAcmispon americanusAcmispon americanus is a species of legume known by the common name Spanish Clover native to California. It is an upriht hairy annual to 25 cm. The flowers are pale pink to cream.-Subspecies:...
- Acmispon argophyllus
- Acmispon argyraeus
- Acmispon brachycarpus
- Acmispon cytisoides
- Acmispon dendroideus
- Acmispon denticulatus
- Acmispon glaber
- Acmispon grandiflorus
- Acmispon haydonii
- Acmispon heermannii
- Acmispon junceus
- Acmispon maritimus
- Acmispon micranthus
- Acmispon nevadensis
- Acmispon parviflorus
- Acmispon procumbens
- Acmispon prostratus
- Acmispon rigidus
- Acmispon rubriflorus
- Acmispon strigosus
- Acmispon wrangelianusAcmispon wrangelianusAcmispon wrangelianus is a species of legume known by the common names Chilean bird's-foot trefoil and Chile lotus. It is native to California, where it is widespread, and parts of adjacent states. Despite its common name, it is not from Chile. It can be found in many types of habitat, including...