deerweed

(ˈdɪəˌwiːd)

(Plants) a shrub, Lotus scoparius, that is native to California and produces small yellow flowers in the summer

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americanus trefoil deerweed, California Acmispon glaber (Vogel) Brouillet broom Acmispon heermannii (Durand & Hilg.) Brouillet Heermann's lotus Acmispon strigosus (Nutt.) Brouillet strigos lotus Albizia distachya J.F.