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Taxon:  Lotus creticus L.



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
22705
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:775. 1753
Verified:
06/27/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
53 (50  active, 43  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lotus commutatus Guss.
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Reference(s)
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  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
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  6. Eriksson, O. et al. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. 1979
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  8. Heyn, C. C. & I. Herrnstadt. 1968. The Lotus creticus Group. Kew Bull. 21:307.
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Common names
English
creta trefoil –
Cretan bird's-foot trefoil –
Cretan trefoil –
French
lotier de Créte –
Swedish
kretisk käringtand –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], Israel
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, Portugal
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22705. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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