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Heinekenia
Lotus, a latinization of Greek lōtos (λωτός), is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) and deervetches. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 species are accepted, all legumes; American species formerly placed in the genus have been transferred to other genera. Lotus species are found in the Eastern Hemisphere and adapted to a wide range of habitats.
23 branches of this group, most-observed first
austral trefoil
speciesLotus australis
Red Bird's-Foot Trefoil
speciesLotus cruentus
Coral Plant
speciesLotus discolor
Lotus lanuginosus
speciesLotus lanuginosus
Lotus gebelia
speciesLotus gebelia
Lotus aegaeus
speciesLotus aegaeus
Desert Trefoil
speciesLotus garcinii
Lotus anfractuosus
speciesLotus anfractuosus
Lotus arabicus
speciesLotus arabicus
Lotus mlanjeanus
speciesLotus mlanjeanus
Lotus ononopsis
speciesLotus ononopsis
Lotus wildii
speciesLotus wildii
Lotus becquetii
speciesLotus becquetii
Lotus goetzei
speciesLotus goetzei
Lotus aduncus
speciesLotus aduncus
Lotus hebranicus
speciesLotus hebranicus
Lotus mollis
speciesLotus mollis
Lotus namulensis
speciesLotus namulensis
Lotus michauxianus
speciesLotus michauxianus
Lotus quinatus
speciesLotus quinatus
Lotus lalambensis
speciesLotus lalambensis
Lotus laricus
speciesLotus laricus
Lotus lebrunii
speciesLotus lebrunii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1665453.