round leaved heermann’s lotus

Acmispon heermannii var. orbicularis

Member of heermann’s lotus (Acmispon heermannii)
deervetch (genus Acmispon)
small yellow peas
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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• perennial herb; prostrate, often mat-forming, 30–100 cm
• 4–6 leaflets, 4–16 mm, densely white-hairy
• corolla generally 4–6 mm, yellow to ± red, dark-tipped, wings ≥ other petals [wings < banner in other species?], in clusters of 3–8 with 1–5 mm pedicels
• scattered in the Santa Cruz range

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Chris’s observations: 2 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit: 2

Months:

• Jul.: 1
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Acmispon heermannii var. orbicularis → iNaturalist – CalPhotos
• Acmispon tomentosus var. tomentosus → Calflora – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora