Lotus lanuginosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lotus |
Species: | L. lanuginosus |
Binomial name | |
Lotus lanuginosus Vent. |
Lotus lanuginosus is a perennial plant in the Lotus genus ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula.
This species is also known as desert lotus or לוֹטוּס מִדְבָּרִי in Hebrew.
Description
This species has red to pink vetch-like flowers, a shrubby structure, and dark greenish leaves with white hairs.
Conservation status
The Kew database considers this species as not threatened.
References
- "Lotus lanuginosus Vent. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Lotus lanuginosus Vent".
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lotus lanuginosus |
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