Foothill Lotus Flower Foothill Lotus Stem Foothill Lotus Plant

Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Foothill Lotus.
Acmispon brachycarpus.
Bean (Fabaceae) family.

The flowers are tiny and pea-like with orange on the back of the banner petals. The leaves are green, covered in soft, spreading, white hairs, and subpinnate or palmate with typically 4, oval, point-tipped leaflets. The plants are low-growing and mat-forming.

Santa Catalina Mountains.
Sabino Mountain Recreation Area
Location: Sandy path below dam
2/23/16

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