| Acmispon prostratus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Acmispon |
| Species: | A. prostratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmispon prostratus (Nutt.) Brouillet[2]
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Acmispon prostratus, synonyms Lotus nuttallianus and Syrmatium prostratum, is a species of legume native to California and northwestern Mexico.[2][3] It is known by the common names beach lotus, Nuttall's lotus, and wire bird's-foot trefoil. It is native to Baja California and just into San Diego County, California, where it is a resident of coastal habitats, such as beaches and bluffs.
It is a rare plant of the highly developed coastline in and around the city of San Diego, where threatened populations are known at Mission Bay,[4] the Silver Strand and Imperial Beach.[5]
This is an annual herb lined with leaves made up of oval leaflets one half to one centimeter long. The inflorescence bears 3 to 8 red and yellow flowers each about a centimeter in length. The fruit is a slender, curved legume pod containing usually 2 small beanlike seeds.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Acmispon prostratus". NatureServe Explorer Acmispon prostratus. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Acmispon prostratus (Nutt.) Brouillet", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-02-18
- ^ Brouillet, Luc (2012), Jepson Flora Project (ed.), "Acmispon prostratus", Jepson eFlora, Regents of the University of California, retrieved 2018-02-06
- ^ City of San Diego Planning Department Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
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