Lotus frondosus is a perennial plant from the Lotus genus ranging from E. Ukraine to Caucasus and Mongolia.[1]

Lotus frondosus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. frondosus
Binomial name
Lotus frondosus
(Freyn) Kuprian.

Description

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This species has narrow leaves at the bottom, gradually becoming a bit less narrow as they come up. they go into clusters of three. The flowers are pea-like in clusters of 3. They are yellow.[2][3]

Taxonomy

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This species is considered a subspecies by the name Lotus corniculatus subsp. frondosus by the USDA database.[4] The Kew database considers the subspecies a synonym for Lotus frondosus.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Lotus frondosus (Freyn) Kuprian. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. ^ "Genus: Lotus (bird's-foot-trefoil): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  3. ^ "Lotus corniculatus subsp. frondosus Freyn". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  5. ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-17.