Pan India Bouquets

Lotus corniculatus var. tenuifolius L.

Family : Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Synonym(s) : Lotus acutus Waldst. & Kit. ex Steud.; Lotus campestris Schur; Lotus filicaulis Durieu; Lotus glaber Mill.; Lotus macbridei A.Nelson; Lotus minor Bishop; Lotus noeanus Boiss.; Lotus tenuifolius (L.) Rchb.; Lotus tenuifolius var. pubescens Meisn.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.
Common name : Narrowleaf trefoil, Narrow-leaved bird's-foot-trefoil, Slender trefoil, Creeping trefoil, Prostrate trefoil
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Roadsides, disturbed ground; open, often sandy locations
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Europe to North China, North Africa
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Europe to North China, North Africa, Pakistan, India, South and North America, South Australia, Japan, New Zeeland
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
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 var. tenuifolius. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.