Lotus subbiflorus

Lotus subbiflorus, hairy bird's-foot trefoil,[2] is a flowering plant of the pea family Fabaceae.

Lotus subbiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. subbiflorus
Binomial name
Lotus subbiflorus
Lag.
Synonyms

L. suaveolens Pers., L. hispidus auct. non DC, L. parviflorus auct. non Desf.[1]

It is a finely hairy annual plant, growing in dry, sandy ground, often near the sea, and producing sprawling stems with clusters of two to four lemon-yellow pea-type flowers, often with some borne inverted.

Distribution

Its native distribution is in southern and western Europe and North Africa.[3] It occurs as a scarce plant in south-west England, southern Wales, southern Ireland and in the Channel Islands.[1] It also occurs as an introduced species in Hawaii[4] and Australia.[3]

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References

  1. C. A. Stace, New Flora of the British Isles, 4th edition 2019, p 164: Lotus subbiflorus. ISBN 978-15272-2630-2.
  2. "Lotus subbiflorus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. Florabase, the Western Australia Flora
  4. USDA


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