L48 (N), Can (N)Species

American Bird's-foot Trefoil

Acmispon americanus

(Nutt.) Rydb.

Taxonomy

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Acmispon

Species

Acmispon americanus

Lifecycle & Ecology

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 30 states

Present

Not Present

Also Known As

Lotus purshianusLotus helleriLotus purshianus var. glaberLotus unifoliolatusLotus purshianus var. helleriHosackia americanaAcmispon elatusAcmispon multiflorusAcmispon sparsiflorusHosackia unifoliolataTrigonella americanaAcmispon pilosusAcmispon gracilisAcmispon floribundusAcmispon glabratusHosackia helleriLotus americanus var. minutiflorusHosackia floribundaAcmispon aestivalisAcmispon sericeusAnisolotus mollisHosackia purshianaHosackia americana var. pilosaHosackia americana var. glabraLotus purshianus var. minutiflorusTrigonella sericeaHosackia elataHosackia pilosaAcmispon americanus var. helleriHosackia elata var. glabraAcmispon helleriLotus unifoliolatus var. helleri

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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