Biology:Lotus herbaceus

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Lotus herbaceus
Dorycnium herbaceum PID1087-1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. herbaceus
Binomial name
Lotus herbaceus
(Vill.) Jauzein[1]
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Dorycnium crantzii (Vis.) Brand
  • Jord. Willk.
  • Crantz non L. Lotus hemorroidalis
  • Dorycnium jordanii Lam.
  • Dorycnium herbaceum Loret & Barrandon
  • Loisel. Lotus jordanii
  • Dorycnium sericeum (Loret & Barrandon) Coulot, Rabaute & J.-M.Tison
  • Dorycnium gracile Vill.
  • Sweet DC.
  • Lotus crantzii Dorycnium jordanianum
  • Vis. Lotus sericeus
  • Lotus intermedius Lotus dorycnium

Lotus herbaceus is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Lotus of the Fabaceae family. The species includes the plants formerly called Dorycnium herbaceum and Dorycnium jordanii.[1] The flowering period extends from May through July.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • Lotus herbaceus subsp. gracilis (Jord.) Jauzein; synonyms include Dorycnium jordanii Loret & Barrandon – coast of the western Mediterranean, both Europe and Africa[2]
  • Lotus herbaceus subsp. herbaceus; synonyms include Dorycnium herbaceum Vill. – southern and eastern Europe through Turkey to the Caucasus[3]

Distribution

Lotus herbaceus can be found in southern and eastern Europe through Turkey to the Caucasus. It also extends into northern Africa.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Lotus herbaceus (Vill.) Jauzein", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77109688-1, retrieved 2018-10-03 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lotus herbaceus subsp. gracilis (Jord.) Jauzein", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77109689-1, retrieved 2018-10-04 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lotus herbaceus subsp. herbaceus", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190371-1, retrieved 2018-10-04 
  • Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982

External links

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