Lotus pedunculatus
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L. pedunculatus
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Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr |
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Lotus pedunculatus (formerly Lotus uliginosus), the big trefoil,[1] greater bird's-foot-trefoil[2] or marsh bird's-foot trefoil, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae).
It is a herbaceous perennial growing throughout Europe in damp, open locations. As one common name suggests, it is a larger plant than related Lotus species, growing Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). tall, with leaflets Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). long and Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). broad. Five to twelve golden-yellow flowers Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). long are borne in an umbel at the tip of the upright stem.
Unlike related species, the stem is always hollow, and the sepals turn back at their tips – these sepal tips form a characteristic "green star" at the end of the flower bud. The peak flowering period in the United Kingdom is June and July.[3]
Lotus pedunculatus occurs in a wide range of neutral, damp, open habitats, including certain fen-meadow plant associations such as Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow habitat.[4]
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References
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- ↑ C.A. Stace, Interactive Flora of the British Isles, a Digital Encyclopaedia. ISBN 90-75000-69-3. (Online version)
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Marsh Thistle: Cirsium palustre, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Strömberg
External links
- Forest & Kim Starr. 2002. Images of Hawaii. Photos of L. uliginosus
- Photos of L. uliginosus
- Images of L. pedunculatus
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