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Taxon:  Lotus subbiflorus Lag.



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
313868
Place of publication:
Varied. Ci. 2(4):213. 1805
Comment:
non Lotus subbiflorus auct. nonn. (= L. castellanus Boiss. & Reut.)
Verified:
06/29/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Lotus subbiflorus Lag. subsp. castellans (Boiss. & Reut.) P. W. Ball (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lotus divaricatus Sol. ex Buch
Lotus suaveolens Pers.
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Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Erdman, L. W. & U. M. Means. 1950. Strains of Rhizobium effective on the trefoils, Lotus corniculatus and Lotus uliginosus. Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. 14:170-175.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  4. Heyn, C. C. 1970. Studies in Lotus. III. The L. angustissimus group. Israel J. Bot. 19:280-284.
  5. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
  6. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1999. Lotus systematics and distribution. Special Publ. Crop Sci. Soc. Amer. 28:13.
  7. Laínz, M. 1973. Lotus subbiflorus Lag. et L. castellanus Boiss. & Reut.: feliciter, binomina in consueto usu retinenda. Candollea 28:13-14.
  8. Lassen, P. 1987. Lotus. In: W. Greuter and T. Raus (ed.), Med-Checklist notulae, 14. Willdenowia 16:445.
  9. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  10. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  11. Silva, L. et al. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). 2005
  12. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
English
hairy bird's-foot trefoil –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Turkey
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, 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=313868. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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