Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr

Lotier pédonculé (fr), Lotier des marais (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.35-0.375m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.38
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland. Boggy meadows.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 1-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder forage non-vertebrate poison pasture
Edible -
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 -

Images

Lotus uliginosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Lotus uliginosus world distribution map, present in Canada and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:503939-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212232
COL ID 3W88K
BDTFX ID 40113
INPN ID 106723
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Synonyms

Lotus uliginosus Mullaghera uliginosa Tetragonolobus scandalida Lotus major