Shrubby Deervetch

Acmispon rigidus

Shrubby Deervetch / Deerweed (Acmispon glaber / Lotus scoparius) is a perennial subshrub native to Western US states (such as California) that can thrive in USDA Zones 8–10. Reaching a mature height of 2–3 feet with a green-stemmed, reedy, broom-like branching growth habit, it features small, pinnate compound foliage that drops in dry seasons and produces dense clusters of tiny yellow-to-orange pea-like flowers. It thrives in dry, rocky chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and burned slopes in full sun and is ideal for post-fire slope stabilization, coastal erosion control, and soil nitrogen fixation.

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