Biology:Hosackia crassifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Hosackia |
| Species: | H. crassifolia
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| Hosackia crassifolia Benth.[1]
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Hosackia crassifolia, synonym Lotus crassifolius, is a species of legume found in the western United States.[1] It is known by the common names big deervetch and broad-leafed lotus.[2][3]
Distribution
The plant is native to western North America, in California , Oregon, and Washington (state) (U.S. states); and into Baja California (Méxican state).
The California populations are found in diverse habitats, including chaparral, California oak woodland, California mixed evergreen forest, and conifer forest.[2][3]
Description
Hosackia crassifolia is a long-lived, somewhat bushy plant which bears long straight stems with evenly spaced oval-shaped leaves.[2]
It produces thick bunches of yellow, pink-and-yellow, or scarlet-and-yellow pea flowers.[2] The bloom period is May to August.[3]
The brownish pea pods contain speckled red or brown peas.
Varieties
- Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia — broad-leafed lotus (formerly Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius).[4]
- Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis — Otay Mountain lotus, Otay Mountain hosackia (formerly Lotus crassifolius var. otayensis), endemic to Otay Mountain in the San Ysidro Mountains of San Diego County, California.[5] It is a critically endangered species.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hosackia crassifolia Benth.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:124148-2, retrieved 2018-02-05
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jepson eFlora: Hosackia crassifolia . accessed 12 June 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia . accessed 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
- ↑ Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis
- ↑ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): report for Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis . accessed 12 June 2016.
External links
- Calflora: Hosackia crassifolia (Broad leaved lotus) — formerly Lotus crassifolius.
- Jepson Manual eFlora (YJM2) treatment of Hosackia crassifolia — formerly Lotus crassifolius.
- USDA Plants Profile for Lotus crassifolius (big deervetch)
- UC Photos gallery of Hosackia crassifolia — formerly Lotus crassifolius.
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