Acmispon rigidus
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A. rigidus
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| Acmispon rigidus (Benth.) Brouillet
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Lotus rigidus (Benth.) Greene Ottleya rigida (Benth.) D. D. Sokoloff |
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Acmispon rigidus (formerly Lotus rigidus), shrubby deervetch[1] or desert rock-pea, is a perennial flowering plant in pea family (Fabaceae) found in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.[2][3]
Range and habitat
It is found on dry slopes and desert dry washes below 6,000 ft above sea level, in Joshua tree woodland, and in pinyon-juniper woodland plant communities.[2] It occurs in the Mojave Desert north to Inyo County, California, and in the Sonoran Desert south to the Baja California Peninsula.[2]
Description
It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 0.5–1.5 m tall. The leaves are irregularly pinnate or palmate with three or four leaflets, 5–15 mm long. The flowers are yellow, turning red or purple as they age.
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