Carried by 1 nurseries
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Lotus crassifolius is a species of trefoil, a legume, known by the common names big deervetch and broad-leafed lotus. It is a long-lived, somewhat bushy plant which bears long straight stems with evenly spaced oval-shaped leaves. It produces thick bunches of yellow or pink-and-yellow pea flowers and brownish pea pods containing speckled red or brown peas. This legume is native to the western United States. One very rare variety of this plant is found only on Otay Mountain in southern San Diego County, California. Other varieties are much more common and can be found in chaparral ecosystems.
Perennial herb
2 - 5 ft Tall
Red, Pink, Yellow, Brown
Spring, Summer
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Fast
Common in disturbed, impoverished soil but does best on fine- to medium-textured, well-drained soil.
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Anna's Blue
Plebejus anna