Acmispon heermannii
Introduction '''''Acmispon heermannii''''' (formerly ''Lotus heermannii'') is a species of legume (Fabaceae) known by the common names '''Heermann's bird's-foot trefoil''' and '''Heermann's lotus'''. It is native to the coastal plains, canyons, and mountains of California and Baja California, where it is known from several types of oceanside and inland habitat. It is a mat-forming perennial herb spreading straight stems along the ground. It is lined with leaves made up of several hairy oval leaflets. The inflorescence is a cluster of 3 to 8 flowers each up to about a centimeter long. The petals are yellow, often with dark lobes. The fruit is a curved, beaked legume pod.The species was accepted by the Jepson eFlora , but regarded as the variety ''glabriusculus'' of ''Acmispon tomentosus'' by Plants of the World Online .
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External links * Jepson Manual Treatment* USDA Plants Profile* Photo galleryIn left