Status: Native
Synonyms:
Lotus greenei Ottley ex Kearney & Peebles
Anisolotus mollis (Greene) Heller
Acmispon neomexicanus is a prostrate perennial that can at times form a groundcover in open dry soil and
middle elevation. Acmispon brachycarpus is more densely hairy, and the pods of Acmispon brachycarpus are less than
a centimeter long. A. wrightii and A. americanus, our other common members of the genus, are upright.
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Acmispon neomexicanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., May 9, 2007
Acmispon neomexicanus, closeup of growth form, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Tyrone Ridge Access Road, April 11, 2010
Acmispon neomexicanus, 1x macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Tyrone Ridge Access Road, April 11, 2010
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