Lotus herbaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Dorycnium gracile Jord.
  • Dorycnium herbaceum Vill.
  • Dorycnium jordanianum Willk.
  • Dorycnium jordanii Loret & Barrandon
  • Dorycnium sericeum Sweet
  • Lotus crantzii Vis.
  • Lotus dorycnium Crantz non L.
  • Lotus hemorroidalis Lam.
  • Lotus intermedius Loisel.
  • Lotus jordanii (Loret & Barrandon) Coulot, Rabaute & J.-M.Tison
  • Lotus sericeus DC.

Lotus herbaceus is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Lotus of the family Fabaceae. 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dorycnium herbaceum.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lotus herbaceus (Vill.) Jauzein", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-03
  2. 1 2 "Lotus herbaceus subsp. gracilis (Jord.) Jauzein", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-04
  3. 1 2 "Lotus herbaceus subsp. herbaceus", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, archived from the original on October 4, 2018, retrieved 2018-10-04
  • Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982


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