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Balsam Bird's Foot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis

Also called Stipulate Lotus

Balsam Bird's Foot Trefoil
Photo: Conveyor Belt, CC0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Oregon to California
Climate
temperate

About

Hosackia stipularis, synonym Lotus stipularis, is a species of legume endemic to California. It is known by the common name balsam bird's-foot trefoil. It is found in most of the northern and central coastal and inland mountain ranges and foothills. It can be found in many types of habitat, including forest, chaparral, and disturbed areas.

Other Hosackia plants

Big Deervetch · Seaside Bird's Foot Trefoil · Hosackia hintoniorum · Woolly Bird's Foot Trefoil · Streambank Bird's Foot Trefoil · Meadow Bird's Foot Trefoil · Hosackia repens · Rosy Bird's Foot Trefoil · Yolla Bolly Bird's Foot Trefoil · Bird's Foot Trefoil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hosackia stipularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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