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Lotus eriophthalmus

Lotus eriophthalmus is a trailing perennial subshrub in the pea family, endemic to the Canary Islands. It is a rarely cultivated species, so care guidance follows general practice for drought-tolerant Mediterranean-climate legumes.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty soil; poor soil suits it well.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Canary Is.
Climate
subtropical

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Lotus eriophthalmus is a plant in the genus Lotus endemic to the Canary Islands.

Other Lotus plants

Lotus aduncus · Lotus aegaeus · Lotus alianus · Alpine Bird's Foot Trefoil · Lotus anfractuosus · Slender bird's-foot trefoil · Lotus arabicus · Lotus arenarius · Lotus argyrodes · Lotus arinagensis · Lotus assakensis · Australian Trefoil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lotus eriophthalmus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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