narrow-leaf bird’s-foot trefoil

Lotus tenuis

Member of bird’s-foot trefoils (genus Lotus)
small yellow peas
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

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• leaflet length of longest upper leaves (2.5)3.2–5 × width
• corolla (6)7–10(12) mm
• Chabot; historically rare elsewhere

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Chris’s observations: 3 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• El Corte de Madera OSP
• Murray Ranch SP
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area

Months:

• May: 1
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Lotus tenuis → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora