cpnha logo

Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Lotus rigidus (Wiry lotus)

Crater Range

 

 Lotus rigidus

Habitat: bajadas
Life Form: annual forb
Leaf Description: alternate pinnate leaves
Flower Color: yellow
Flowering Period: Feb. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Fabaceae (bean family), Papilionoideae subfamily
Abundance: restricted

 


References

"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
    page 427

"Sonoran Desert Wildflowers", Richard Spellenberg, 2003, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Connecticut
    page 184

"A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona", Ann Orth Epple and Lewis E. Epple, 1995, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana and LewAnn Publishing Co., Mesa, AZ
    plate 504
    page 113

"Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes", Judy Mielke, 1993, University of Texas Press, Austin
    page 183
    page 185

"Sonoran Desert Plants An Ecological Atlas", Raymond M. Turner, Janice E. Bowers and Tony L. Burgess, 1995, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 262

"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 304
    page 290

Photo Credits:
Photo #1

 

 

 

 

HTML & Programing by
Thomas R. Powell

 

Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge

Geology

Climate

Plants

Animals