Lotus parviflorus Desf.

Smallflower bird's-foot trefoil (en), Lotier à petites fleurs (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.05-0.2m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lotus parviflorus habit picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lotus parviflorus leaf picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Lotus parviflorus leaf picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)
Lotus parviflorus leaf picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lotus parviflorus flower picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)
Lotus parviflorus flower picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)
Lotus parviflorus flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lotus parviflorus world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503819-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212229
COL ID 3W86B
BDTFX ID 40079
INPN ID 106696
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dorycnium microcarpum Dorycnium parviflorum Lotus microcarpus Lotus angustissimus subsp. hispidus Lotus angustissimus var. hispidus Lotus hispidus var. fallax Lotus hispidus var. filiformis Lotus hispidus var. glaberrimus Lotus hispidus var. glabrescens Lotus hispidus var. intermedius Lotus hispidus var. littoralis Lotus hispidus var. major Lotus hispidus var. odoratus Lotus hispidus var. villosus Lotus parviflorus var. robusta Lotus parviflorus var. tenuis Lotus parviflorus var. uniflorus Lotus pilosissimus var. filiformis Lotus parviflorus