Acmispon decumbens is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the western United States (Nevada, California) and north-western Mexico (Baja California).[1] It was first described by George Bentham in 1836 as Hosackia decumbens.[2]
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| Acmispon decumbens var. davidsonii | |
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. decumbens
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmispon decumbens (Benth.) Govaerts[1]
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It grows in several types of habitat, including mountain forest and meadows. It is a spreading or mat-forming perennial herb coated in long hairs. It is lined with leaves each made up of small green oval leaflets. The inflorescence bears up 12 pinkish yellow pealike flowers each a centimeter long or more. The fruit is a slender, bent, beaked legume pod.[citation needed]
Varieties edit
Two varieties are recognized:[1]
- Acmispon decumbens var. decumbens; synonyms include Acmispon nevadensis (S.Watson) Brouillet, Hosackia heermannii L.C.Anderson, Syrmatium nevadense (S.Watson) Greene
- Acmispon decumbens var. davidsonii (Greene) Govaerts; synonyms include Lotus davidsonii Greene
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Acmispon decumbens (Benth.) Govaerts", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-02-14
- ^ "Acmispon decumbens (Benth.) Govaerts", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-02-14
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