Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.

Flowers 6–8(–11) mm; calyx 4–4.5 mm, lobes 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm; keel equaling other petals; ovules ca. 9. Legumes scarcely constricted between seeds, (15–)20–30 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering (late winter–)spring.
Habitat: Coastal sage scrub, chaparral, desert scrub, oak wood­lands, sea bluffs, washes, canyons, dry exposed slopes and ridges, talus, grassy areas, sandy stream beds, flood­plains, riparian forests, vernal pools, gravelly, sandy, or clayey soils, burnt areas, disturbed areas, roadsides, trailsides.
Elevation: 0–1300 m.

Distribution

Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Variety maritimus is known from central and southwestern California and the Sonoran Desert.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Luc Brouillet +
(Nuttall) D. D. Sokoloff +
Hosackia maritima +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
0–1300 m. +
Coastal sage scrub, chaparral, desert scruCoastal sage scrub, chaparral, desert scrub, oak woodlands, sea bluffs, washes, canyons, dry exposed slopes and ridges, talus, grassy areas, sandy stream beds, floodplains, riparian forests, vernal pools, gravelly, sandy, or clayey soils, burnt areas, disturbed areas, roadsides, trailsides.s, disturbed areas, roadsides, trailsides. +
Flowering (late winter–)spring. +
Ann. Bot. Fenn. +
Anisolotus maritimus +  and Lotus salsuginosus +
Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus +
Acmispon maritimus +
variety +