Hosackia incana
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Hosackia incana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Hosackia |
Species: | H. incana
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Binomial name | |
Hosackia incana Torr.[1]
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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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.
Description
[edit]Hosackia incana is a hairy, erect perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of silky-haired oval leaflets up to 1.6 centimeters (2⁄3 in) long. The inflorescence bears 3 to 8 red-veined or pinkish white pealike flowers each up to about 2 centimeters (3⁄4 in) long. The fruit is a narrow, mostly hairless legume pod up to 3.5 centimeters (1+5⁄12 in) long.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hosackia incana Torr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-05
- ^ 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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