Acmispon americanus
Fabaceae
Spanish Lotus
Prostrate to erect. Single stem sometimes branched, hairy. Leaf palmately divided into 3 lance-shaped leaflets, held on main stem with long stalk above it. Flower stalk holds a single leaf, divided 3 times, and a single white to pale pink flower. Grows on roadsides, edges of moist places, from coast to mountain forests and alpine.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Autumn
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, compound leaves
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 8–18 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Subalpine, West-side Forest
- Found In: N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: American Bird's-Foot Trefoil, Spanish Clover
- Latin Synonyms: Lotus purshianus, Lotus unifoliolatus
