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Hoita orbicularis
Also called Roundleaf Leatherroot
Roundleaf leather-root is a low, mat-forming perennial legume native to California, usually found in moist mountain habitats. It is a wildflower rather than a common garden plant, so it is grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts.
Hoita orbicularis is a species of legume known by the common name roundleaf leather-root. It is endemic to California, where it is relatively widespread throughout the state's mountain ranges, growing most often in moist habitat. It is a perennial herb growing prostrate or nearly so at ground level with large leaves each made up of three round leaflets up to 11 centimetres (4+1⁄4 in) long each. The herbage is glandular and often hairy. The inflorescence is an erect raceme which may be up to 35 centimetres (13+2⁄3 in) long. Each of the many flowers is one or two centimeters long, pealike, and generally a shade of light to medium purple in color. The fruit is a hairy, veiny legume pod just under 1 centimetre (1⁄2 in) long.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoita orbicularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
