Lotus incanus
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Lotus incanus is a species of legume
known by the common name woolly bird's-foot trefoil. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California
, where it grows in forests and other mountain habitat.
bears 3 to 8 red-veined or pinkish white pealike flowers each up to about 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a narrow, mostly hairless legume pod up to 3.5 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 woolly bird's-foot trefoil. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of 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 forests and other mountain habitat.
Description
Lotus incanus is a hairy, erect perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of silky-haired oval leaflets up to 1.6 centimeters long. The inflorescenceInflorescence
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...
bears 3 to 8 red-veined or pinkish white pealike flowers each up to about 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a narrow, mostly hairless legume pod up to 3.5 centimeters long.