Status: Native
Synonyms:
Acmispon americanum (Nuttall) Rydberg
Hosackia purshiana Bentham
Lotus americanus (Nuttall) Rydberg
Lotus purshianus is an upright annual with mostly trifoliate leaves. The corolla is white fading to pink.
It is found in canyon bottoms at middle elevation in the Gila National Forest.
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Lotus purshianus, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 3, 2007
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