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Acmispon Rafinesque. Common name: American Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Prairie-trefoil.

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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).

References: 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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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Acmispon helleri | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos | Acmispon americanus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Acmispon helleri | Original Image ⭷

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