Lotus hirsutus L.

Dorycnie hirsute (fr), Lotier hirsute (fr), Lotier hérissé (fr), Bonjeanie hérissée (fr), Dorycnie hérissée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses forage medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Piles (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Lotus hirsutus unspecified picture

Distribution

Lotus hirsutus world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, New Zealand, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503681-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212135
COL ID 3W83Q
BDTFX ID 40052
INPN ID 106677
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dorycnium hirsutum Lotus hirsutus Lotus candidus Bonjeanea hirta Bonjeanea hirsuta Bonjeanea venusta Bonjeania hirsuta Bonjeanea hirsuta var. hirta Bonjeanea hirsuta var. incana Bonjeanea hirsuta var. italica Bonjeanea hirsuta var. viridis Dorycnium hirsutum var. ciliatum Dorycnium hirsutum var. hirtum Dorycnium hirsutum var. tomentosum Lotus hirsutus var. incanus Bonjeanea hirsuta var. retusa