Lotus grandiflorus
| Lotus grandiflorus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Loteae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. grandiflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotus grandiflorus (Benth.) Greene | |
Lotus grandiflorus is a species of legume known by the common name chaparral bird's-foot trefoil.
It is native to California and Baja California, where it is found in many mountainous areas in the chaparral and coniferous forests.
Description
Lotus grandiflorus is a perennial herb taking an erect to decumbent form. It is lined with leaves each made up of oval leaflets 1 to 2 centimeters long and hairy to hairless in texture.
The inflorescence is made up 3 to 9 pealike flowers which may approach three centimeters long. The flower varies in color from whitish to yellow to pink.
The fruit is a legume pod up to 6 centimeters long.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Lotus grandiflorus
- USDA Plants Profile for Lotus grandiflorus
- Lotus grandiflorus — Photo gallery
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