Latin name: Acmispon heermannii (Durand & Hilg.)
  Brouillet var. heermannii
  Pronunciation: ak-MIS-pon heer-MAN-ee-eye

  Common name: Heermann's lotus
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Moist banks and canyons to 6000', coastal
  sage scrub, chaparral, mostly interior to desert edge

  Blooming period: March to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Acmispon
  2) heermannii
  Formerly Lotus hermannii var. heermannii
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