Lotus strictus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 40-75 cm, sparsely puberulent with ap­pressed trichomes. Stems erect, robust, branching, subglabrous. Leaf rachis very short; all leaflets similar in shape, oblong-obo­vate to oblong, 6-30 × 4-12 mm, sparsely puberulent abaxially. Umbels 2-10-flowered; peduncle longer than leaves. Calyx trumpet-shaped, 7-8 mm, sparsely puberulent; teeth subequal, slightly shorter than tube; upper teeth curved upward. Corolla white or pale yellow, 10-15(-20) mm; claw of standard less than half as long as standard; keel somewhat curved. Style smooth (except for inconspicuous papillae surrounding stigma). Legume cylindric, 25-40 × 3-4 mm, straight or curved at apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.75
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Lotus strictus world distribution map, present in Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Greece, Kazakhstan, and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503896-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213842
COL ID 72NQ4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lotus thermalis Dorycnium strictum Lotus albus Lotus strictus