Fabaceae
Heermann's trefoil
Acmispon tomentosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acmispon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Heermann's trefoil
Synonyms
- Drepanolobus lanatus Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Hosackia tomentosa Hook. & Arn.
- Lotus eriophorus Greene
- Lotus heermannii var. eriophorus (Greene) Ottley
- Lotus tomentosus (Hook. & Arn.) Greene
- Syrmatium eriophorum (Greene) A.Heller
- Syrmatium tomentosum (Hook. & Arn.) Vogel
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July (from 240 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Amy Huie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kyle Nessen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ike Ikemori, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristy Moon, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ike Ikemori, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Hibbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Cowles, 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.