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Lotus lanuginosus

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Lotus lanuginosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. lanuginosus
Binomial name
Lotus lanuginosus

Lotus lanuginosus is a perennial plant in the Lotus genus ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula.[1]

This species is also known as desert lotus or לוֹטוּס מִדְבָּרִי in Hebrew.[2]

Description

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This species has red to pink vetch-like flowers, a shrubby structure, and dark greenish leaves with white hairs.[2]

Conservation status

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The Kew database considers this species as not threatened.

References

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  1. ^ "Lotus lanuginosus Vent. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. ^ a b "Lotus lanuginosus Vent".