Fabaceae
Nuttall's lotus
Acmispon prostratus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acmispon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nuttall's lotus, Wire bird's-foot trefoil
Synonyms
- Drepanolobus prostratus Nutt.
- Drepanolobus prostratus Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Hosackia palmeri Vasey & Rose
- Hosackia prostrata Nutt.
- Hosackia prostrata Nutt.
- Lotus nuttallianus Greene
- Lotus prostratus L.
- Syrmatium prostratum (Nutt.) Greene
Photos
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Photo: Toyonbro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Toyonbro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James davis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James davis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James davis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James davis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.