Acmispon cytisoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Acmispon |
Species: | A. cytisoides
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Binomial name | |
Acmispon cytisoides | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Acmispon cytisoides, synonyms Lotus benthamii and Syrmatium cytisoides, is a species of legume native to California. [2] [3] It is known by the common names Bentham's broom and Bentham's deerweed. [4] [5] It is endemic to central California, where it occurs along the Central Coast and into the coastal mountain ranges. [4] [3] It grows in oceanside habitat and inland on slopes and in canyons. It is a mat-forming or spreading perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of a few oval leaflike leaflets up to 12 mm long. [3] The inflorescence bears up to 10 dull pinkish dark-veined flowers, each just under 1 cm long.
Acmispon cytisoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Acmispon |
Species: | A. cytisoides
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Binomial name | |
Acmispon cytisoides | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Acmispon cytisoides, synonyms Lotus benthamii and Syrmatium cytisoides, is a species of legume native to California. [2] [3] It is known by the common names Bentham's broom and Bentham's deerweed. [4] [5] It is endemic to central California, where it occurs along the Central Coast and into the coastal mountain ranges. [4] [3] It grows in oceanside habitat and inland on slopes and in canyons. It is a mat-forming or spreading perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of a few oval leaflike leaflets up to 12 mm long. [3] The inflorescence bears up to 10 dull pinkish dark-veined flowers, each just under 1 cm long.