Lotus subbiflorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Loteae |
Genus: | Lotus |
Species: | L. subbiflorus |
Binomial name | |
Lotus subbiflorus Lag. |
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Synonyms | |
L. suaveolens Pers., L. hispidus auct. non DC, L. parviflorus auct. non Desf. |
L. suaveolens Pers., L. hispidus auct. non DC, L. parviflorus auct. non Desf.
Lotus subbiflorus, hairy bird's-foot trefoil, is a flowering plant of the pea family Fabaceae.
It is a finely hairy annual plant, growing in dry, sandy ground, often near the sea, and producing sprawling stems with clusters of two to four lemon-yellow pea-type flowers, often with some borne inverted.
Its native distribution is in southern and western Europe and North Africa. It occurs as a scarce plant in south-west England, southern Wales, southern Ireland and in the Channel Islands. It also occurs as an introduced species in Hawaii and Australia.