Biology:Hosackia incana
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Short description: Species of legume
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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. incana
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| Binomial name | |
| Hosackia incana Torr.[1]
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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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hosackia incana Torr.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288365-2, retrieved 2018-02-05
- ↑ Brouillet, Luc (2012), Jepson Flora Project, ed., Hosackia incana, Regents of the University of California, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=28447, retrieved 2018-02-06
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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