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narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus tenuis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 532, February 393, March 616, April 968, May 1,396, June 1,523, July 1,629, August 1,401, September 1,029, October 768, November 420, December 328.
United States12,796
Alaska11,002
New York504
Canada455
Ontario346
California310
New Jersey128
British Columbia103
Ohio101
Washington99

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
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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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