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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Lotus scoparius''<br /> | image = Lotus scoparius.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Fabales]]<br /> | familia = [[Fabaceae]]<br /> | subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]<br /> | tribus = [[Loteae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Lotus (genus)|Lotus]]''<br /> | species = '''''L. scoparius'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Lotus scoparius''<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[Thomas Nuttall|Nutt.]]) Otley<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Lotus scoparius''''' ('''Common Deerweed''', '''Deer Weed''', '''Deervetch''', '''California Broom''' or '''Western Bird's-Foot Trefoil''') is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[subshrub]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Fabaceae]] (pea family). The plant is a [[pioneer species]] found in dry areas of [[California]], [[Arizona]], and [[Mexico]]. It is commonly found in many areas including [[chaparral]], coastal sand and roadsides at elevations below 1500 m.<br /> <br /> The [[stems]] are green, erect, somewhat branched, with small, [[deciduous]], [[pinnate]] leaves consisting of 3 – 6 leaflets. The plant which blooms from about March to August has [[flowers]] which are bilateral, small (7-11 mm) and yellow, that are clustered together in an [[inflorescence]] consisting of 2 – 7 flowers in the upper [[leaf]] axils. The flowers become reddish with age. The [[fruit]] consists of a curved pod with 2 [[seeds]].<br /> <br /> This plant is popular with wildlife, providing food for hummingbirds, bees, butterfly larvae and deer.<br /> <br /> == External links == <br /> * [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LOSC2 USDA webpage for Common Deerweed]<br /> * [http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesSH.asp?curGroupID=11&amp;shapeID=1132&amp;curPageNum=36&amp;recnum=WF0284 Brief description and picture] <br /> * [http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/commondeerweed.html Photos and information]<br /> *[http://www.theodorepayne.org/gallery/pages/L/lotus_scoparius.htm Theodore Payne Foundation]<br /> *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3958,4013,4015 Jepson Flora Project: ''Lotus scoparius'']<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Faboideae]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of California]]</div>

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