Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus

Chaparral lotus

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Chaparral lotus is a California native perennial found in northwestern, southern Sierra Nevada, central western, and southwestern California in dry, open, disturbed sites, chaparral, and yellow-pine forest at elevations of 300 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces yellow flowers in small clusters that are softly hairy. Growing with low-spreading stems 15 to 45 centimeters tall, it has a delicate, sprawling growth habit. Its leaves have small leaflets generally 1 to 1.5 centimeters long, soft and slightly fuzzy to the touch. The plant is particularly adapted to dry, open environments with a gentle, unassuming presence in California's diverse landscapes.

Habitat: Generally dry, open, disturbed sites, chaparral to yellow-pine forest

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 300-1500 m

Bioregions: NW, s SN, CW, SW.

California counties: Kern, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Diego, Lake, Colusa, Tulare, Sonoma, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Yuba, Butte, Mendocino, Shasta, Yolo, Napa, El Dorado, Glenn, Solano

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.