Species

Hosackia rosea (Rosy bird’s-foot trefoil)

Hosackia rosea. Photo: (c) Alex Abair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hosackia rosea, synonym Lotus aboriginus, is a species of legume native to California. It is known by the common names rosy bird’s-foot trefoil and thicket trefoil. It grows in mountains and canyons, often in moist areas. It is a perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of pairs of oval leaflike leaflets 1 to 3 cm long. The inflorescence is a spray of six to 10 white or pink flowers each about 1 cm long….

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Fabales (Legumes, milkworts, and allies)
        Family: Fabaceae (Legumes)
        Subfamily: Faboideae
        Tribe: Loteae
        Genus: Hosackia
        Species: Hosackia rosea (Rosy bird’s-foot trefoil)

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