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Petty Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus halophilus

Petty Bird's Foot Trefoil
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Medit. to Iran and Arabian Pen.
Climate
subtropical

About

Lotus halophilus is a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae. It is native to western Asia, North Africa, Greece and Sicily. They have a self-supporting growth form and compound, broad leaves.

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 halophilus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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