Acmispon Rafinesque. American Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Prairie-trefoil.
A genus of about 34 species, annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, and subshrubs, of temperate North America and South America. New World taxa often referred to Lotus are not closely related to it, and should be segregated (Degtjareva et al 2006; Allan & Porter 2000).
Ref: Allan & Porter (2000); Brouillet (2023a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023a); Degtjareva et al. (2006); Grant & Small (1996); Isely (1981); Isely (1998); Sokoloff (2000). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Acmispon helleri | Original Image ⭷
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