Lotus maritimus L.

Dragon's teeth (en), Lotier-pois (fr), Tétragonolobe maritime (fr), Lotier maritime (fr), Lotier à gousses carrées (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

A bean herb. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flowers are yellow and can have red veins.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows from 800 up to 1,750 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity 6-9
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses animal food
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 29
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 19
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lotus maritimus habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lotus maritimus leaf picture by jean-jacques kelner (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lotus maritimus flower picture by Eric Jamain (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus flower picture by werner rom (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus flower picture by werner rom (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lotus maritimus fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus fruit picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Lotus maritimus fruit picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lotus maritimus world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Lotus maritimus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503752-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212213
COL ID 3W84Z
BDTFX ID 40066
INPN ID 106685
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lotus siliquosus Lotus bouteloui Lotus maritima Tetragonolobus tauricus Tetragonolobus maritimus Tetragonolobus siliquosus Scandalida flava Scandalida maritima Tetragonolobus prostratus Tetragonolobus bouteloui Tetragonolobus scandalida Tetragonolobus glaucus Lotus pratensis Lotus siliquosus var. glaber Tetragonolobus maritimus var. hirsutus Lotus siliquosus subsp. bivoneus Lotus siliquosus subsp. maritimus Lotus siliquosus var. maritimus Tetragonolobus siliquosus var. aureus Tetragonolobus siliquosus var. bicolor Lotus maritimus