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Taxon:  Lotus corniculatus L. subsp. major (Scop.) Gams



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
100291
Place of publication:
G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4(3):1370. 1923
Verified:
06/29/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
850 (833  active, 413  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Chrtková-Žertová, A. 1973. A monographic study of Lotus corniculatus L. I. Central and northern Europe. Rozpr. Ceskoslov. Akad. Ved. 83:24.
  2. Gillett, J. B. 1958. Lotus in Africa south of the Sahara (excluding the Cape Verde Islands and Socotra) and its distinction from Dorycnium. Kew Bull. 13:368.
  3. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
Distribution
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=100291. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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