Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Lotus L.
Tribe: Loteae
References: [454][656][754][2080][2966]

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Other names:

• Lotus granadensis Zert. [Synonym] [454]
  
• Lotus uliginosus Schk. [Synonym] [454]
  
• Lotus uluginosus Schk. [Orthographic] [1880]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1999-08 Heald J
• Further editing:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [2080] [2086]
  
• Forage [1915] [2015] [2086] [3073]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [454]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • South Africa [8]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [2015]
  • USSR [2015]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
    • South Australia [1880]
    • Victoria [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]
  • Tasmania [1880]

• Europe [454] [754]
  • Albania [454]
  • Austria-F.E. [754]
  • Azores [754]
  • Belgium-F.E. [754]
  • Bulgaria [454]
  • Corsica [454]
  • Czechoslovakia [754]
  • Denmark [754]
  • Finland [754]
  • Foroyar [754]
  • France [454]
  • Germany [754]
  • Great Britain [754]
  • Greece [454]
  • Hungary [754]
  • Ireland-F.E. [754]
  • Italy [454]
  • Kriti [454]
  • Netherlands [754]
  • Norway [754]
  • Poland [754]
  • Portugal [754]
  • Romania [754]
  • Sardegna [454]
  • Spain-F.E. [754]
  • Sweden [754]
  • USSR:B-F.E. [754]
  • USSR:W-F.E. [754]
  • Yugoslavia [454]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]

• Middle East [454]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

• North America [3222]
  • Canada [3222]
  • United States [3222]

• Pacific Ocean [2080]
  • Antipodean Is [2080]
  • Chatham Is [2080]
  • Kermadec Is [2080]
  • New Zealand(North) [2080]
  • New Zealand(South) [2080]

• South America [3073]
  • Argentina [3073]
    • Chubut [3073]
    • Neuquen [3073]
    • Rio Negro [3073]

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Notes:

• L.pedunculatus, L.granatensis & L.uliginosus often recognised as 3 separate
  
• species. Australian material is referred to as L.uliginosus only. [1917] [3224]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:16:40