Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 389. 2009.
Common names: San Miguel Island deerweed
Endemic
Basionym: Hosackia veatchii Greene Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 83. 1885
Synonyms: Lotus dendroideus var. veatchii (Greene) Isely L. scoparius var. veatchii (Greene) Ottley L. veatchii (Greene) Greene Syrmatium patens Greene S. veatchii (Greene) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Subshrubs (shrubs), gray, densely strigose to almost silky. Stems decumbent, ± woody. Leaflets 3, blades usually gray, surfaces densely strigose, almost silky. Umbels: bract unifoliolate. Ovules 4–6. Legumes (20–)30–50 mm.
Phenology: Flowering (late winter–)spring(–early fall).
Habitat: Open, dry sites near ocean, bluffs, sandy flats, inland in canyons, brushy and rocky slopes, ridges, washes.
Elevation: 0–400 m.
Distribution
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Calif.
Discussion
Variety veatchii is known only from San Miguel Island, where it is uncommon. Reports of this variety from Baja California remain to be confirmed with better material.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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