Lotus plebeius (Brandegee) Barneby

A common Lotus on open rocky slopes, very similar to Lotus greenei but differing in having the hairs of the leaves small and appressed rather than larger and spreading.

Flowers in the Franklin Mountains, El Paso County, Texas, 12 Mar 2005.

Flowering stems in the Franklin Mts., 12 Mar 2005.

A flower, seen from the side, northeast side of the Organ Mountains at Dripping Springs, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 20 Aug 2006.

Flower seen from the front, northeast side of the Organ Mountains, 20 Aug 2006.

A cauline leaf on the northeast side of the Organ Mountains, 20 Aug 2006.