Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Tribe Loteae Scientific name Lotus junceus Rank Species | Order Fabales Subfamily Faboideae Genus Lotus Higher classification Trefoil | |
Similar Lotus grandiflorus, Lotus oblongifolius, Lotus dendroideus, Acmispon heermannii, Trefoil |
Lotus junceus is a species of legume known by the common names rush broom and rush deervetch. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the northern and central coast and the coastal mountain ranges. It can be found from beaches inland to serpentine slopes and chaparral. It is a hairy, prostrate or spreading perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of small oval leaflets. The inflorescence bears up 8 yellow pealike flowers each up to about a centimeter long. The fruit is a small beaked legume pod.
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