Taxon Report

Acmispon dendroideus (Greene) Brouillet var. veatchii (Greene) Brouillet

San Miguel Island deerweed

Print Report

Taxon Summary

Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii, commonly known as San Miguel Island deerweed, is a perennial shrub in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 10 to 350 meters. Acmispon dendroideus var. veatchii is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Acmispon dendroideus (Greene) Brouillet var. veatchii (Greene) Brouillet
Common Name:	San Miguel Island deerweed
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB2A1G3
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Lotus dendroideus var. veatchii

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun	Mar-Jun
Elevation:	10-350 (35-1150)
General Habitats:	Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4T3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Miguel Island East (3312083), San Miguel Island West (3312084), Santa Rosa Island South (3312071)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



See Brittonia 30:467 (1978) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1:83 (1886)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 November 2025].