Fabaceae
Lemmon's cologania
Cologania obovata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cologania
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Lemmon's cologania, Lemmon cologania
- Spanish
- Perrito del monte
Synonyms
- Cologania deamii Fernald
- Cologania houghii Rose
- Cologania humifusa Hemsl.
- Cologania humilis Rose
- Cologania lemmonii A.Gray
- Cologania pringlei S.Watson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Said Jimenez, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.