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| Acmispon procumbens | |
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| var. jepsonii | |
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. procumbens |
| Binomial name | |
| Acmispon procumbens (Greene) Brouillet | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acmispon procumbens, synonym Lotus procumbens, is a species of legume endemic to California. It is known by the common name silky deerweed. It is known from many habitat types in several regions from the Central Valley to the Mojave Desert to the Peninsular Ranges.
Description
It is a tough, hairy perennial herb spreading as a clumpy mat or sometimes growing erect to approach a meter in height. Its slender branches are lined with small leaves each made up usually three leaflets. The inflorescence is generally 1 to 3 solid or red-veined yellow flowers between 1 and 2 centimeters long. The fruit is a legume pod just over a centimeter long containing 2 or 3 beanlike seeds.
References
- ^ "Acmispon procumbens (Greene) Brouillet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Acmispon procumbens | |
| Lotus procumbens |
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| Hosackia procumbens | |
| Hosackia sericea | |
| Syrmatium sericeum | |
| Lotus leucophyllus | |
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