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Coastal Lotus
( Acmispon maritimus )
Acmispon maritimus
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About Coastal Lotus (Acmispon maritimus)
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Acmispon maritimus
is a species of legume known by the common name coastal bird's-foot trefoil. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in many types of mountain, desert, and scrub habitat, not necessarily near the coast. It is an annual herb quite variable in morphology, from petite to bushy, hairless to roughly hairy, and prostrate to erect in form. The slender stems are lined with leaves each made up of pairs of leaflets variable in shape and size. The flower cluster is a small array of 1 to 4 yellow flowers, each up to a centimeter long or so. The elongated flower corolla emerges from a tubular calyx of sepals. The fruit is a fairly straight legume up to 3 centimeters long. Laboratory studies have shown this species, which occurs in wildfire-prone habitat such as chaparral, to have an increased rate of seed germination after exposure to heat.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.16 - 1.6 ft tall
Flower Color
Yellow
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
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Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
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Carried by 1
Natural Setting
Site Type
Washes, deserts and talus
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.1" - 40.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 1.69", Coldest Month: 39.9" - 62.7", Hottest Month: 62.6" - 88.3", Humidity: 0.64" - 42.46", Elevation: -3814" - 3894"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Lotus salsuginosus
Common Names
: Coastal Bird's-foot Trefoil, Humble Trefoil, Maresfat
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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