Fabaceae
Desert deervetch
Acmispon micranthus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acmispon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Desert deervetch, San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Synonyms
- Drepanolobus micranthus Nutt.
- Hosackia micrantha Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Hosackia microphylla Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Lotus hamatus Greene
- Syrmatium micranthum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jason Schock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shawn O'Donnell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Ekholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachel Allingham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jess Mullins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Acmispon
- Acmispon americanusFabaceae
- Redflower bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon rubriflorusFabaceae
- Desert deervetchAcmispon parviflorusFabaceae
- Chilean bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon wrangelianusFabaceae
- Wright's deervetchAcmispon wrightiiFabaceae
- Foothill deervetchAcmispon brachycarpusFabaceae
- Riverbar bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon denticulatusFabaceae
- Acmispon glaberFabaceae
- Coastal bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon maritimusFabaceae
- Strigose bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon strigosusFabaceae
- Silver bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon argophyllusFabaceae
- Acmispon decumbensFabaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.