Fabaceae
Acmispon americanus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acmispon
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Synonyms
- Acmispon americanum (Nutt.) Rydb.
- Acmispon helleri (Britton) Small
- Hosackia americana (Nutt.) Piper
- Hosackia americana subsp. pilosa (Nutt.) Piper
- Hosackia helleri (Britton) H.L.Blomq. & Oosting
- Hosackia sericea (Pursh) Branner & Coville
- Lotus americanus (Nutt.) Bisch.
- Lotus americanus var. glaber Jeps.
- Lotus purshianus var. purshianus
- Trigonella americana Nutt.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 1,209 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Spencer Quayle, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nick Doty, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Coastal bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon maritimusFabaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.