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Acmispon wrangelianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Acmispon |
Species: | A. wrangelianus
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Binomial name | |
Acmispon wrangelianus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) D.D.Sokoloff
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Acmispon wrangelianus is a species of legume native to California and Oregon in the southwestern United States. [2] It is known by the common names Chilean bird's-foot trefoil [3] and Chile lotus. Despite its common name, it is not from Chile. It can be found in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. This is a hairy, prostrate annual herb. Its slender branches are lined with leaves each made of generally four small leaflets. The inflorescence is composed of a solitary yellow pealike flower around a centimeter wide. The fruit is a legume pod one to two centimeters (0.39 to 0.79 in) long.