California Fire Follower Flowers

Compiled from multiple sources, this guide represents mostly herbaceous (but a few showy shrubs) plants that respond to fire in California.
It includes both native and non-native species; please send additions to boschniakia!

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Taxonomy
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- Tribe Loteae

foothill deervetch ¹
Acmispon brachycarpus

California broom ²
Acmispon glaber glaber

Big deervetch ³
Hosackia crassifolia

Meadow Bird's Foot Trefoil ³
Hosackia pinnata

Acmispon strigosus ⁴
Ottleya strigosa

deerweed ⁵
Acmispon glaber

Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus ⁶
Acmispon glaber brevialatus

chaparral bird's-foot trefoil ⁷
Acmispon grandiflorus

Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus ⁸
Acmispon grandiflorus grandiflorus

coastal bird's-foot trefoil ⁹
Acmispon maritimus

Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus ¹⁰
Acmispon maritimus maritimus

Small-flowered Lotus ¹¹
Acmispon micranthus

Chile trefoil ¹²
Acmispon wrangelianus

Spanish clover ¹³
Acmispon americanus americanus

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California Fire Follower Flowers

foothill deervetch 1 Acmispon brachycarpus

California broom 2 Acmispon glaber glaber

Big deervetch 3 Hosackia crassifolia

Meadow Bird's Foot Trefoil 3 Hosackia pinnata

Acmispon strigosus 4 Ottleya strigosa

deerweed 5 Acmispon glaber

Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus 6 Acmispon glaber brevialatus

chaparral bird's-foot trefoil 7 Acmispon grandiflorus

Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus 8 Acmispon grandiflorus grandiflorus

coastal bird's-foot trefoil 9 Acmispon maritimus

Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus 10 Acmispon maritimus maritimus

Small-flowered Lotus 11 Acmispon micranthus

Chile trefoil 12 Acmispon wrangelianus

Spanish clover 13 Acmispon americanus americanus