''Lotus herbaceus'' is a
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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perennial plant belonging to the genus ''
Lotus
Lotus may refer to:
Plants
*Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly:
** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae
**Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...
'' of the family
. The species includes the plants formerly called ''Dorycnium herbaceum'' and ''Dorycnium jordanii''.
The flowering period extends from May through July.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
[
* ''Lotus herbaceus'' subsp. ''gracilis'' (Jord.) Jauzein; synonyms include ''Dorycnium jordanii'' Loret & Barrandon – coast of the western Mediterranean, both Europe and Africa]
Distribution
''Lotus herbaceus'' can be found in southern and eastern Europe through Turkey to the Caucasus. It also extends into northern Africa.[
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References
* Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982
External links
herbaceus
Flora of Europe
Flora of Western Asia
Flora of the Caucasus
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