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slender bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus angustissimus

858 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 5, February 4, March 5, April 6, May 6, June 9, July 3, August 4, September 5, October 5, November 6, December 5.
United States56
California56
Australia36
New South Wales16
Portugal15
France14
Western Australia11
Greece10
Região Autónoma da Madeira10
Peloponisos-W. Greece & Ionian9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genusbird's-foot trefoils · Lotus

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