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Lotus aegaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. aegaeus
Binomial name
Lotus aegaeus
(Griseb.) Boiss.

Lotus aegaeus or the Aegean bird's-foot trefoil is a perennial plant in the family Fabaceae and genus Lotus native from the Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern Iran.[1][2]

Description

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Lotus aegaeus is identified by its dark green hairy leaves and white flowers tinged yellow. Lotus aegaeus blooms in May, June, and July.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Lotus aegaeus has some sporadic occurrences in Mexico near the US border.[4] Lotus aegaeus grows in rocky and dry cultivated areas and gravelly dry slopes.

Other names

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Lotus aegaeus also goes by the common name Aegean Birds Trefoil. The old name that Lotus aegaeus was known as was Lotus sulphureus.[5]

References

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  1. "Lotus aegaeus (Griseb.) Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. "Lotus aegaeus | Yabani Çiçekler". yabanicicekler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  3. "Lotus aegaeus | Yabani Çiçekler". yabanicicekler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. "Lotus aegaeus (Griseb.) Boiss". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  5. "Lotus sulphureus Boiss". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.