Lotus aboriginus
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Lotus aboriginus is a species of legume
known by the common name rosy bird's-foot trefoil. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to northern California
, where it grows in the coastal mountains and canyons, often in moist areas. It is a perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of pairs of oval leaflike leaflets 1 to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is a spray of 6 to 10 white or pink flowers each about a centimeter long. The flower is somewhat tubular, encased at the base in a calyx of sepal
s and lobed at the mouth. The fruit is a hairless elongated legume pod three to five centimeters long.
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
known by the common name rosy bird's-foot trefoil. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in the coastal mountains and canyons, often in moist areas. It is a perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of pairs of oval leaflike leaflets 1 to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a spray of 6 to 10 white or pink flowers each about a centimeter long. The flower is somewhat tubular, encased at the base in a calyx of sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s and lobed at the mouth. The fruit is a hairless elongated legume pod three to five centimeters long.