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Lotus L.
trefoil

       
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Lotus L.

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Distribution:
Lotus L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Lotus L.

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Distribution of Lotus aboriginus Jeps.. . Image Available.
Lotus aboriginus
rosy bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus alamosanus (Rose) Gentry. .
Lotus alamosanus
Sonoran bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus alpinus (Ser.) Schleich. ex Ramond. .
Lotus alpinus
Distribution of Lotus angustissimus L.. . Image Available.
Lotus angustissimus
slender bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus arabicus L.. .
Lotus arabicus
Distribution of Lotus arenarius Brot.. .
Lotus arenarius
Distribution of Lotus argophyllus (A. Gray) Greene. .
Lotus argophyllus
silver bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus argyraeus (Greene) Greene. .
Lotus argyraeus
canyon bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus benthamii Greene. .
Lotus benthamii
Bentham's broom
Distribution of Lotus chihuahuanus (S. Watson) Greene. .
Lotus chihuahuanus
Distribution of Lotus collinus (Boiss.) Heldr.. .
Lotus collinus
Distribution of Lotus conimbricensis Brot.. .
Lotus conimbricensis
Distribution of Lotus conjugatus L.. .
Lotus conjugatus
Distribution of Lotus corniculatus L.. . Image Available.
Lotus corniculatus
bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus crassifolius (Benth.) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus crassifolius
big deervetch
Distribution of Lotus creticus L.. .
Lotus creticus
creta trefoil
Distribution of Lotus cytisoides L.. .
Lotus cytisoides
Distribution of Lotus dendroideus (Greene) Greene. .
Lotus dendroideus
island broom
Distribution of Lotus denticulatus (E. Drew) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus denticulatus
riverbar bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus discolor E. Mey.. .
Lotus discolor
Distribution of Lotus edulis L.. .
Lotus edulis
Distribution of Lotus formosissimus Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus formosissimus
seaside bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus gebelia Vent.. .
Lotus gebelia
Distribution of Lotus glaber Mill.. . Image Available.
Lotus glaber
narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus glareosus Boiss. & Reut.. .
Lotus glareosus
Distribution of Lotus glaucus Aiton. .
Lotus glaucus
Distribution of Lotus glinoides Delile. .
Lotus glinoides
Distribution of Lotus grandiflorus (Benth.) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus grandiflorus
chaparral bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus greenei Ottley ex Kearney & Peebles. . Image Available.
Lotus greenei
Greene's bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus halophilus Boiss. & Spruner. .
Lotus halophilus
Distribution of Lotus hamatus Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus hamatus
San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus haydonii (Orcutt) Greene. .
Lotus haydonii
rock bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus heermannii (Durand & Hilg.) Greene. .
Lotus heermannii
Heermann's bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus hillebrandii Christ. .
Lotus hillebrandii
Distribution of Lotus humistratus Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus humistratus
foothill deervetch
Distribution of Lotus incanus (Torr.) Greene. .
Lotus incanus
woolly bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus junceus (Benth.) Greene. .
Lotus junceus
rush broom
Distribution of Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel.. .
Lotus lancerottensis
Distribution of Lotus macrotrichus Boiss.. .
Lotus macrotrichus
Distribution of Lotus maritimus L.. .
Lotus maritimus
Distribution of Lotus maroccanus Ball. .
Lotus maroccanus
Distribution of Lotus mearnsii (Britton) Greene. .
Lotus mearnsii
Mearns' bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus micranthus Benth.. . Image Available.
Lotus micranthus
desert deervetch
Distribution of Lotus nevadensis (S. Watson) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus nevadensis
Nevada bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus nuttallianus Greene. .
Lotus nuttallianus
wire bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus oblongifolius (Benth.) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus oblongifolius
streambank bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus ornithopodioides L.. .
Lotus ornithopodioides
Distribution of Lotus palaestinus (Boiss. & Blanche) Blatt.. .
Lotus palaestinus
Distribution of Lotus palustris Willd.. .
Lotus palustris
Distribution of Lotus parviflorus Desf.. .
Lotus parviflorus
smallflower bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus pedunculatus Cav.. . Image Available.
Lotus pedunculatus
big trefoil
Distribution of Lotus peregrinus L.. .
Lotus peregrinus
Distribution of Lotus pinnatus Hook.. . Image Available.
Lotus pinnatus
meadow bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus plebeius (Brandegee) Barneby. . Image Available.
Lotus plebeius
New Mexico bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus preslii Ten.. .
Lotus preslii
Distribution of Lotus procumbens (Greene) Greene. .
Lotus procumbens
silky deerweed
Distribution of Lotus purpureus Webb. .
Lotus purpureus
Distribution of Lotus rigidus (Benth.) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus rigidus
shrubby deervetch
Distribution of Lotus rubriflorus H.K. Sharsmith. .
Lotus rubriflorus
redflower bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus salsuginosus Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus salsuginosus
coastal bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley. . Image Available.
Lotus scoparius
common deerweed
Distribution of Lotus sessilifolius DC.. .
Lotus sessilifolius
Distribution of Lotus stipularis (Benth.) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus stipularis
balsam bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus strictus Fisch. & C.A. Mey.. .
Lotus strictus
Distribution of Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus strigosus
strigose bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus subbiflorus Lag.. .
Lotus subbiflorus
hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth.. .
Lotus unifoliolatus
American bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus utahensis Ottley. .
Lotus utahensis
Utah bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus weilleri Maire. .
Lotus weilleri
Distribution of Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A. Mey.. . Image Available.
Lotus wrangelianus
Chilean bird's-foot trefoil
Distribution of Lotus wrightii (A. Gray) Greene. . Image Available.
Lotus wrightii
Wright's deervetch
Distribution of Lotus yollabolliensis Munz. .
Lotus yollabolliensis
Yolla Bolly bird's-foot trefoil
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Classification:
Lotus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Lotus L. – trefoil
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lotus L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Low   Minor       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Lotus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26361.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
Time Generated: 11/08/2008 12:50 PM MST