Lotus corniculatus

Lotus corniculatus, Creeping plant habit

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Loteae
Genus: Lotus
Species: Lotus corniculatus
Subspecies: L. c. subsp. callunetorum – L. c. subsp. corniculatus – L. c. subsp. glacialis – L. c. subsp. japonicus – L. c. subsp. komarovii – L. c. subsp. ruprechtii

Name

Lotus corniculatus L., 1753

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yemen, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Madeira Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania Introduced into: Alabama, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Brazil South, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Falkland Is., Iceland, Illinois, Kentucky, Korea, Mexico Northwest, Mongolia, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Primorye, South Australia, South Georgia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tristan da Cunha, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 775. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lotus corniculatus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lotus corniculatus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 20 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Lotus corniculatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Lotus corniculatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Lotus corniculatus in the Euro+Med PlantBase
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lotus corniculatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: لوطس ياباني
беларуская: Рутвіца рагатая
català: Lot corniculat
čeština: Štírovník růžkatý
Cymraeg: Pys y ceirw
dansk: Almindelig kællingetand
Deutsch: Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
English: Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
español: Loto corniculado
eesti: Harilik nõiahammas
euskara: Mendiko uso-belar
فارسی: آهوماش زرد
suomi: Keltamaite
Nordfriisk: Henk an höön
français: Lotier corniculé
galego: Corniños
hornjoserbsce: Łučny ledźbjenc
magyar: Szarvaskerep
հայերեն: Եղջերառվույտ եղջրավոր
italiano: Ginestrino
日本語: ミヤコグサ
lietuvių: Paprastasis garždenis
Nederlands: Gewone rolklaver
norsk nynorsk: Tiriltunge
norsk: Tiriltunge
polski: Komonica zwyczajna
русский: Лядвенец рогатый
slovenčina: Ľadenec rožkatý
slovenščina: Navadna nokota
српски / srpski: Звездан
svenska: Käringtand
Türkçe: Gazelboynuzu
українська: Лядвенець рогатий
中文: 百脉根

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