Hosackia crassifolia
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Hosackia crassifolia, synonym Lotus crassifolius, is a species of legume found in the western United States.[1] It is known by the common names big deervetch and broad-leafed lotus.[2][3]
Distribution
The plant is native to western North America, in California, Oregon, and Washington (U.S. states); and into Baja California (Méxican state).
The California populations are found in diverse habitats, including chaparral, California oak woodland, California mixed evergreen forest, and conifer forest.[2][3]
Description
Hosackia crassifolia is a long-lived, somewhat bushy plant which bears long straight stems with evenly spaced oval-shaped leaves.[2]
It produces thick bunches of yellow, pink-and-yellow, or scarlet-and-yellow pea flowers.[2] The bloom period is May to August.[3]
The brownish pea pods contain speckled red or brown peas.
Varieties
- Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia — broad-leafed lotus (formerly Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius).[4]
- Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis — Otay Mountain lotus, Otay Mountain hosackia (formerly Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis), endemic to Otay Mountain in the San Ysidro Mountains of San Diego County, California.[5] It is a critically endangered species.[6]
References
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- ↑ a b c d Jepson eFlora: Hosackia crassifolia . accessed 12 June 2016.
- ↑ a b c Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia . accessed 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
- ↑ Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis
- ↑ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): report for Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis . accessed 12 June 2016.
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External links
- Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia (Broad leaved lotus) — formerly Lotus crassifolius.
- Jepson Manual eFlora (YJM2) treatment of Hosackia crassifolia — formerly Lotus crassifolius.
- USDA Plants Profile for Lotus crassifolius (big deervetch)
- UC Photos gallery of Hosackia crassifolia — formerly Lotus crassifolius.
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- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- San Ysidro Mountains
- Taxa named by George Bentham
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status