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

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Lotus subbiflorus Lag.

Lotus subbiflorus Lag.

Lotus subbiflorus, hairy bird's-foot trefoil, is a flowering annual pea native to Europe and North Africa.

Family
Genus
Lotus
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lotus subbiflorus Lag.

Lotus subbiflorus, commonly known as hairy bird's-foot trefoil, is a flowering plant belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. This species is a finely hairy annual that grows in dry, sandy locations, often near the sea. It produces sprawling stems that bear clusters of two to four lemon-yellow pea-shaped flowers, and some of these flowers are often borne inverted. Its native range spans southern and western Europe and North Africa. It grows as a scarce plant in south-west England, southern Wales, southern Ireland, and the Channel Islands. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii and Australia.

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

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Lotus

More from Fabaceae

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

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