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Acmispon decumbens
Acmispon decumbens var. davidsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Acmispon
Species:
A. decumbens
Binomial name
Acmispon decumbens

(Benth.) Govaerts[1]

Synonyms[1]
  • Anisolotus decumbens (Benth.) Thornber
  • Hosackia decumbens Benth.
  • Lotus douglasii Greene
  • Lotus nevadensis var. douglasii (Greene) Ottley
  • Syrmatium decumbens (Benth.) Greene

Acmispon decumbens is a speciesofflowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the western United States (Nevada, California) and north-western Mexico (Baja California).[1] It was first described by George Bentham in 1836 as Hosackia decumbens.[2]

It grows in several types of habitat, including mountain forest and meadows. It is a spreading or mat-forming perennial herb coated in long hairs. It is lined with leaves each made up of small green oval leaflets. The inflorescence bears up 12 pinkish yellow pealike flowers each a centimeter long or more. The fruit is a slender, bent, beaked legume pod.[citation needed]

Varieties[edit]

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Acmispon decumbens (Benth.) Govaerts", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-02-14
  • ^ "Acmispon decumbens (Benth.) Govaerts", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-02-14

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