| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Acmispon argophyllus (A.Gray) Brouillet trib. Loteae |
| Synonyms | Hosackia argophylla A.Gray |
| Lotus argophyllus (A.Gray) Greene | |
| Lotus venustus A.Heller | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-1700m |
| Description | densely silvery hirsute, leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, obovate, 4-12mm long, flowers 3-8, 7-10mm long, in axillary umbels |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
argophyllus adsurgens (Dunkle) Brouillet, ibid.
rgophyllus argenteus (Dunkle) Brouillet, ibid.
argophyllus fremontii (A.Gray) Brouillet, ibid.
argophyllus niveus (Greene) Brouillet, ibid.
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