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Chile Trefoil (Acmispon wrangelianus)
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Flower
Yellow
Irregular Petals
Alternate
Compound Leaves
Typical Height
Annual
Native
Description
EW Bloom Apr - Jul
This pea plant is decumbent (growing along the ground) and short (less than 1 foot long)
Pea pods are small - less than 3/4" long.
They're abundant on coastal bluffs,
chaparral
, and disturbed areas.
Other Trefoils
CA native
AKA Chilean Trefoil
Pea Family (Fabaceae)
Single yellow pea flowers are small, less than 1/2" long. Leaves and stems have soft hairs.
Leaflets are in asymmetrical groups of four. Pea pods have a curved beak at their tips.
The stem branches near its base. Single flowers and pea pods grow from
leaf axils
.
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This [[annual]] is widespread and abundant in coastal sage scrub and [[chapparal]], especially on thin soils. It has tiny [[compound leaves]] with ...
Flowers are tiny. Here they are in comparison to a ring.
On this plant, the yellow flower on top is ready for fertilization. Next down, the flower has already started to wither. Farther down, a fer ...
Leaves and yellow pea flowers can grow thickly. Flowers turn orange and then red with age. When these flowers fruit, they will produce a large num ...
Chilean Trefoil grows in thin soil, often in disturbed places. Here they are, forming tiny yellow dots near the ground. Chilean Trefoil is adapt ...