Lotus junceus

Trefoil

  • Height:   1 ft - 3 ft
  • Life Cycle:   perennial
  • Growth Type:   flower
  • Flower Size:   small, 1/4 - 1 in
  • Inflorescence Size:   1 - 5 in
  • Flower Type:   clustered
  • Bloom Type:   summer
  • Flower Color:   yellow
  • Native to California:   YES
  • California Range:   coast
  • Water Requirements:   low
  • Characteristics / Comments:   soil/dune stabilization
  • Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound:   40,000

Taxon report data from Calflora

Recommended Source for Photos:

View Acmispon junceus at Calflora.com

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Acmispon junceus

Common Name:Rush lotus

Acmispon junceus, a angiosperm, is a perennial herb that is native to California.

US Distribution:California
Plant Community(s):Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest
Habitat:
Family:Fabaceae

Name Status:

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

County distribution list:

Alameda, ContraCosta, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Orange, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Sonoma, Ventura

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.

Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium

Website references on Google

Bloom Months
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