Family: Fabaceae
San Diego bird's-foot trefoil, more...
[Lotus hamatus Greene]
Plant: Annual, glabrous or puberulent; stem prostrate to ascending
Leaves: subpinnate or palmate; stipules gland-like or 0; leaflets 4-7, opposite to alternate, 4-10 mm, obovate or elliptic; axis sometimes flat, ± blade-like
INFLORESCENCE: umbel, 2-5-flowered; peduncle < 5 mm or 0; bract 0
Flowers: calyx 2-2.5 mm, lobes < tube; corolla 3-5 mm, keel > other petals; stamens 10, 9 filaments fused, 1 free
Fruit: legume, indehiscent, 1-1.5 cm, linear, bent, tapered, exserted; beak long, hooked; Seeds 2, often ± reniform, generally hard, smooth
Misc: Coastal scrub, desert canyons, washes, disturbed areas; 0-600 m.