Lotus halophilus Boiss. & Spruner

Lotier halophile (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

A small herb. It has 3-4 stems. They branch from the base and grow close to the ground. The stems are grey and have short hairs. The leaves are compound and hairy. There are 3-4 leaflets and these vary in length. The flowers are small, yellow and pea like. The fruit are brown pods. They are long, narrow and cylinder shaped.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Maritime sands. Common on sandy soils, dunes, wadis and sandy pockets in sandstone.
More
A Mediterranean plant. It can tolerate salt. It grows in sandy soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder forage medicinal pasture
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 24
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lotus halophilus world distribution map, present in Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503672-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212204
COL ID 3W83F
BDTFX ID 83982
INPN ID 717298
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lotus aucheri Lotus pusillus Lotus halophilus Lotus villosus Lotus pusillus subsp. vivianii Lotus pusillus var. macranthus