Acmispon procumbens

Acmispon procumbens
	var. jepsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Acmispon
Species:	A. procumbens
Binomial name
	Acmispon procumbens; (Greene) Brouillet
Synonyms
	Lotus procumbens Hosackia procumbens; Greene Benth. ; Greene Syrmatium procumbens; Lotus leucophyllus (Greene) Greene ; Hosackia sericea Greene ; (Benth.) Greene Syrmatium sericeum;

Acmispon procumbens, synonym Lotus procumbens, is a species of legume endemic to California. It is known by the common name silky deerweed. It is known from many habitat types in several regions from the Central Valley to the Mojave Desert to the Peninsular Ranges.^[1]

Description

It is a tough, hairy perennial herb spreading as a clumpy mat or sometimes growing erect to approach a meter in height. Its slender branches are lined with small leaves each made up usually three leaflets. The inflorescence is generally 1 to 3 solid or red-veined yellow flowers between 1 and 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a legume pod just over a centimeter long containing 2 or 3 beanlike seeds.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Acmispon procumbens (Greene) Brouillet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
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[powo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Acmispon procumbens (Greene) Brouillet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

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