Lotus edulis L. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lotus edulis L.

Lotus edulis L.

Lotus edulis L. is a small self-supporting annual herb in Fabaceae with compound broad leaves.

Family
Genus
Lotus
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Lotus edulis L.

Lotus edulis L. is an annual herb species belonging to the legume family Fabaceae. It has a self-supporting growth habit, with compound, broad leaves. Mature individuals of this species can reach a height of 0.14 meters.

Photo: (c) Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ron Frumkin · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Lotus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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