[Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus and Deerweed: The Genus Acmispon in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Coastal Lotus

Acmispon maritimus var. brevivexillus

Synonyms: Lotus salsuginosus ssp. brevivexillus, Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus

Strigose Lotus: Acmispon strigosus (Synonyms: Acmispon strigosus var. hirtellus, Lotus strigosus, Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus, Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus, Lotus tomentellus - Strigose Lotus: Acmispon strigosus (Synonyms: Acmispon strigosus var. hirtellus, Lotus strigosus, Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus, Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus, Lotus tomentellus

What may be coastal lotus as seen on the wash of Pinyon Canyon and Harper Flat, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 28, 2011. The plants are prostrate and spreading with curved tips to the pods.

Strigose Lotus: Acmispon strigosus (Synonyms: Acmispon strigosus var. hirtellus, Lotus strigosus, Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus, Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus, Lotus tomentellus

What appears to be coastal lotus blooming on the desert wash adjacent to Fish Creek, upstream of Split Mountain Gorge, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 7, 2006. There is a possibility this could be

Paul Slichter