- Lotus rigidus
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Lotus rigidus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Lotus Species: L. rigidus Binomial name Lotus rigidus
(Benth.) GreeneLotus rigidus, the desert rock pea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave Desert in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. It is found between the Colorado River and Death Valley, and south into Baja California. Other names include shrubby deervetch.
It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 0.5–1.5 m tall. The leaves are irregularly pinnate or palmate with 3-4 leaflets, 5-15 mm long. The flowers are yellow, turning red or purple as they age.
References
- Jepson Flora Project: Lotus rigidus
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 72
External links
Categories:- Lotus (genus)
- North American desert flora
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Faboideae stubs
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