Acmispon cytisoides
Appearance
Acmispon cytisoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Syrmatium |
Species: | S. cytisoides
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Binomial name | |
Syrmatium cytisoides Greene[1]
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Syrmatium cytisoides, synonyms Lotus benthamii and Acmispon cytisoides, is a species of legume native to California.[1][2] It is known by the common names Bentham's broom and Bentham's deerweed.[3][4] It is endemic to central California, where it occurs along the Central Coast and into the coastal mountain ranges.[3][2] It grows in oceanside habitat and inland on slopes and in canyons. It is a mat-forming or spreading perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of a few oval leaflike leaflets up to 12 mm long.[2] The inflorescence bears up to 10 dull pinkish dark-veined flowers, each just under 1 cm long.
References
- ^ a b c "Syrmatium cytisoides Greene", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-05
- ^ a b c d Brouillet, Luc (2012), Jepson Flora Project (ed.), "Acmispon cytisoides", Jepson eFlora, Regents of the University of California, retrieved 2018-02-06
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lotus benthamii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ Calflora
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Acmispon cytisoides at Calflora
- Photo at CalPhotos, UCB