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Sierra Lotus
Acmispon decumbens
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Acmispon tomentosus
silver bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon argophyllus
deerweedAcmispon glaber
bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
foothill deervetchAcmispon brachycarpus
canyon birdsfoot trefoilAcmispon argyraeus
Chile trefoilAcmispon wrangelianus
coastal bird's-foot trefoilAcmispon maritimus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 614 |
|---|---|
| California | 382 |
| Oregon | 108 |
| Washington | 73 |
| Nevada | 48 |
| Mexico | 5 |
| Baja California | 5 |
| Idaho | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales |
| Family | Legumes · Fabaceae |
| Genus | deervetch · Acmispon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sierra Lotus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.