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Acmispon mearnsii

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Acmispon mearnsii

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Acmispon
Species:
A. mearnsii
Binomial name
Acmispon mearnsii
(Britton) Brouillet[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Anisolotus mearnsii (Greene) A.Heller
  • Hosackia mearnsii Britton
  • Lotus mearnsii (Britton) Greene
  • Ottleya mearnsii (Britton) D.D.Sokoloff

Acmispon mearnsii, synonym Lotus mearnsii, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family endemic to Arizona in the United States.[1] It known by the common name Mearns' bird's-foot trefoil. In Arizona, it occurs in Coconino, Navajo, and Yavapai Counties.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Acmispon mearnsii (Britton) Brouillet", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-05
  2. ^ Lotus mearnsii. The Nature Conservancy.