Syrmatium cytisoides

Syrmatium cytisoides, synonyms Lotus benthamii and Acmispon cytisoides, is a species of legume native to California.[1][2] It is known by the common names Bentham's broom and Bentham's deerweed.[3][4] It is endemic to central California, where it occurs along the Central Coast and into the coastal mountain ranges.[3][2] 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.[2] The inflorescence bears up to 10 dull pinkish dark-veined flowers, each just under 1 cm long.

Syrmatium cytisoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Syrmatium
Species:
S. cytisoides
Binomial name
Syrmatium cytisoides
Greene[1]
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lotus benthamii Greene
  • Acmispon cytisoides (Benth.) Brouillet

References

  1. "Syrmatium cytisoides Greene", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-05
  2. Brouillet, Luc (2012), Jepson Flora Project (ed.), "Acmispon cytisoides", Jepson eFlora, Regents of the University of California, retrieved 2018-02-06
  3. "Lotus benthamii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  4. Calflora


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