Acmispon neomexicanus
| Acmispon neomexicanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Acmispon |
| Species: | A. neomexicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmispon neomexicanus (Greene) Brouillet
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Acmispon neomexicanus or Greene's trefoil is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae that grows exclusively in Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico.[1][2]
Description
[edit]It is identified by very close hairy leaves and smooth flowers looking like small unclustered mustard yellow sweet peas. The seed pods are a distinct red color with hairs all along, and with an extremely hairy seed pod base.[3]
Habitat
[edit]This species grows in the dry shrubland biome.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]This species is not under threat.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Acmispon neomexicanus (Greene) Brouillet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Acmispon neomexicanus | Greene's trefoil". wildflowersearch.org. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness-- Acmispon neomexicanus". wnmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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