Lotus sessilifolius DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lotus sessilifolius DC.

Summary

Genus:

Lotus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Loteae

Nomen number:

315897

Place of publication:

Cat. pl. horti monsp. 122. 1813

Verified:

01/30/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (8 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Lotus sessilifolius DC. var. pentaphyllus (Link) D. H. Davis (0 active accession[s])
Lotus sessilifolius DC. var. sessilifolius (0 active accession[s])

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

No images

Reference(s)

Bramwell, D. & Z. Bramwell. Wild flowers of the Canary islands. 1974
Brand, A. 1898. Monographie der Gattung Lotus. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25:201.
Corby, H. D. L. 1988. Types of rhizobial nodules and their distribution among the Leguminosae. Kirkia 13(1):53-123.
Eriksson, O. et al. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. 1979
Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2004

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]

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=315897. Accessed 18 July 2025.