Pan India Bouquets

Lotus corniculatus L.

Family : Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lotus corniculatus L.
Common name : Common Birdsfoot Trefoil
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Pinus plantations, thickets, scrub, damp meadows, alpine meadows, dry hill pastures, grassy places, rocky slopes, ravines, river valleys, banks, roadsides, abandoned fields, cultivated ground; 400 - 3400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Widespread agricultural weed.
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Tempearte Eurasia, Macaronesia to North-East and East Tropical Africa, South-West Arabian Peninsula
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Eurasia, North Africa and Iceland, South Australia, South America, Tasmania, New Mexico
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 108; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 724
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lotus corniculatus. Downloaded on 9 December 2022.