Acmispon glaber (Vogel) Brouillet

Deerweed
Fabaceae

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Protologue: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 389 (2008)
Pronunciation: Ac-mís-pon glà-ber
Etymology: Gr. acme, a point or edge, in probable reference to the hook-tipped fruit + glaber, glabrous, without trichomes

Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher: A. g. var. brevialatus / A. g. var. glaber

[Key to varieties, after Jepson eFlora treatment]

Keel prominent, > wings; corolla generally 8–9 mm; generally inland, SW, DSon ..... var. brevialatus Keel not prominent, ± = wings; corolla 7–12 mm; coastal and inland, NCo, NCoR, n SNF, CCo, SnFrB, SCo, WTR, PR ..... var. glaber

Distribution of the two varieties in San Diego County
Left: CCH2 (accessed 2019); right: San Diego County Plant Atlas (accessed 2019)
 
See: Steppan, S. J. 1991. Geographic distribution of flower morphological traits in subspecies of Lotus scoparius. Journal of Biogeography 18:321-331.



Acmispon glaber
Plant, a sub-shrub, persistent, woody stems do not get tall.



Acmispon glaber
Note trifoliolate (sometimes pinnate) leaves.



Acmispon glaber
Fascicle of papilionaceous flowers, this variety brevialatus (brevi, short + alatus, wing), with relatively short wing petals.