Acmispon tomentosus is a perennial ground cover in the family Fabaceae, from the genus Acmispon native to California.[1]
The species is identified by small oval hairy succulent leaves. the flower buds are burgundy red and the flowers are yellow looking much like a small version of a Lotus pedunculatus flower head.
Sometimes this species occurs as an annual plant if it is growing in certain conditions.[2]
Acmispon tomentosus var. tomentosus is the one subspecies in the genus, generally identified by having less red in their buds and a lot more hairy leaves.[3]