[Deervetch, Birdsfoot-trefoil and Lotus: The Genera Acmispon, Hosackia and Lotus West of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia gracilis

Synonym: Lotus formosissimus

Inflorescence of Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil: Hosackia gracilis (Synonym: Lotus formosissimus) - Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil: Hosackia gracilis (Synonym: Lotus formosissimus)

A close-up of the inflorescence of seaside lotus as seen at left on bluffs above the Pacific Ocean along the Cape Arago Trail at Shore Acres State Park.........April 19, 2016.The photo at right shows seaside lotus in a large garden pot where it grows nicely and blooms much of the summer......May 18, 2023. The white flower at right is Wallowa lewisia (Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis).

Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil: Hosackia gracilis (Synonym: Lotus formosissimus)

Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil: Hosackia gracilis (Synonym: Lotus formosissimus) - Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil: Hosackia gracilis (Synonym: Lotus formosissimus) - Seaside Lotus, Seaside Bird's-foot Trefoil: Hosackia gracilis (Synonym: Lotus formosissimus)

A close-up of the inflorescence of seaside lotus as seen on bluffs above the Pacific Ocean along the Cape Arago Trail at Shore Acres State Park.........April 19, 2016.

Paul Slichter