Hosackia incana

Hosackia incana, synonym Lotus incanus, is a species of legume native to California.[1] It is known by the common name woolly bird's-foot trefoil. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in forests and other mountain habitat.

Hosackia incana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hosackia
Species:
H. incana
Binomial name
Hosackia incana
Torr.[1]
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lotus incanus (Torr.) Greene
  • Lotus neoincanus Munz

Description

Hosackia incana is a hairy, erect perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of silky-haired oval leaflets up to 1.6 centimeters (23 in) long. The inflorescence bears 3 to 8 red-veined or pinkish white pealike flowers each up to about 2 centimeters (34 in) long. The fruit is a narrow, mostly hairless legume pod up to 3.5 centimeters (1 512 in) long.

References

  1. "Hosackia incana Torr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-05
  2. Brouillet, Luc (2012), Jepson Flora Project (ed.), "Hosackia incana", Jepson eFlora, Regents of the University of California, retrieved 2018-02-06


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