Pronunciation: ak-MIS-pon stry-GO-sus
Common name: Strigose lotus, Bishop lotus
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Common in dry disturbed places to 5000',
cismontane inland to desert edge, coastal scrub, foot-
hills, chaparral, many plant communities
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Acmispon 2) strigosus
Formerly Lotus strigosus