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Taxon:  Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. pentaphyllum



Summary
Genus:
Dorycnium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
14609
Verified:
06/23/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. (31 active accession[s])
Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. anatolicum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Gams (0 active accession[s])
Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. germanicum (Gremli) Gams (2 active accession[s])
Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. herbaceum (Vill.) Rouy (10 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dorycnium suffruticosum Vill.
Lotus dorycnium L.
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Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  2. Grobbelaar, N. & B. Clarke. 1974. A qualitative study of the nodulating ability of legume species: List 4. Agroplantae 6:59-64.
  3. Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):127.
  4. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  5. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  6. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  7. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. Flora of Iraq. 1966-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Tunisia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: 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=14609. Accessed 17 July 2025.


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