Lotus creticus L.

Creta trefoil (en), Lotier faux cytise (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.79
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use experimental purposes fixation of sand dunes fodder ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 12 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lotus creticus habit picture by José Manuel Bustillos (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus habit picture by Medinka (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus habit picture by Stéphan PLAS (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lotus creticus leaf picture by 13 Ana (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus leaf picture by José Manuel Bustillos (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus leaf picture by José Manuel Bustillos (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lotus creticus flower picture by Annick Thiaudière (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus flower picture by christian radulph (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus flower picture by helena Mouchon (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lotus creticus fruit picture by Miguel A. C. (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus fruit picture by Antonio Ezquerro A. (cc-by-sa)
Lotus creticus fruit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lotus creticus world distribution map, present in Australia, Canada, Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503576-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212182
COL ID 3W7ZP
BDTFX ID 40019
INPN ID 106655
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lotus carthaginiensis Lotus obtusatus Lotus argenteus Lotus salzmannii Lotus commutatus Lotus pseudocreticus Lotus digii Lotus pseudo-creticus Lotus varians Lotus creticus subsp. commutatus Lotus creticus subsp. commutatus Lotus creticus subsp. commutatus Lotus creticus subsp. salzmannii Lotus creticus var. micranthus Lotus creticus

Lower taxons

Lotus creticus subsp. collinus