| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Acmispon decumbens (Benth.) Govaerts trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Skvortsovia 4(3): 76 (2018) |
| Native Range | California to Nevada and nw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-2800m |
| Description | hirsute to villose, greyish, leaflets mostly 5, broadly elliptic to obovate, 5-15mm, flowers 8-10mm across in spherical umbels, pod 1cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | orange, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Acmispon nevadensis (S.Watson) Brouillet Anisolotus decumbens (Benth.) Thornber Drepanolotus decumbens (Benth.) Nutt. Hosackia decumbens Benth. Hosackia decumbens var. nevadensis S.Watson Hosackia heermannii L.C.Anderson Lotus douglasii Greene Lotus douglasii var. congestus Ottley Lotus douglasii var. nevadensis Ottley Lotus incanus Douglas ex Hook. Lotus leonis Eastw. Lotus nevadensis (S.Watson) Greene Lotus nevadensis var. congestus (Ottley) Ottley Lotus nevadensis var. douglasii (Greene) Ottley Syrmatium decumbens (Benth.) Greene Syrmatium nevadense (S.Watson) Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |