| Accepted name: |
Lotus corniculatus L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Horned Trefoil
Bird's-foot Trefoil
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| French names: |
Lotier corniculé
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HLOTCO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Breeding programs had been established mainly in the USA, Europe and Australia, the cultivars had been selected from different European accessions. The tetraploid L. corniculatus is thought to be an allotetraploid, with L. uliginosus as one, and L. tenuis (or L. alpinus) as the second diploid parent.(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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