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Hosackia crassifolia
Big deervetch is a long-lived, somewhat bushy perennial legume from western North America, grown for its clusters of pea flowers and its tolerance of dry, open ground. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and needs little care once established.
Hosackia crassifolia, synonym Lotus crassifolius, is a species of legume found in the western United States. It is known by the common names big deervetch and broad-leafed lotus.
The plant is native to western North America, in California, Oregon, and Washington (U.S. states); and into Baja California (Méxican state).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hosackia crassifolia 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.
