Lotus alpinus (Ser.) Schleich. ex Ramond GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lotus alpinus (Ser.) Schleich. ex Ramond

Summary

Genus:

Lotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Loteae

Nomen number:

313858

Place of publication:

Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13:275. 1826

Verified:

03/02/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Lotus corniculatus L. var. alpinus Ser.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Lotus flexuosus Desr.

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Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Jacot, K. A. et al. 2000. Symmbiotic N2 fixation of various legume species along an altitudinal gradient in the Swiss Alps. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32(8/9):1043-1052.
Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
Small, E. et al. 1984. A taxonomic study of the Lotus corniculatus complex in Turkey. Canad. J. Bot. 62:1044-53.
Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain

Native
Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

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=313858. Accessed 18 July 2025.