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Lotus preslii (Presli's bird's-foot trefoil) |
Lotus preslii (FABACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Lotus presliiTenore
Published in Ten., Fl. Nap. 5: 160 (1836) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Fabaceae
Lindl. (=Leguminosae) (The Pea Family) 106 species from the Fabaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Presli's bird's-foot trefoil |
Maltese name(s) : |
Għantux |
Status for Malta : |
Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE ( prostate plants with flowers close to the ground )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (25/Sep/2021) |
Red List (1989) : |
Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.) |
Flowering Time : |
March – June |
Colour of Flowers: |
Yellow |
Name Derivation : |
Lotus:
preslii:
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Description, Habitat and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Wet places. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Stems 15-80 cm, procumbent, subglabrous or pubescent. Leaflets 6-15 x 3-8 mm, obovate. Heads 1- to 6-flowered; pedicels c. 1.5 mm. Calyx-teeth linear, with triangular base, at least 1½ times as long as tube, the upper pair separated by an acute sinus in bud; corolla 10-15 mm. Legume 20-30 x c. 2 mm. |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region local. |
Distributional map in Europe and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe. (from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Albania, the Balaeric Islands, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Doubtful in Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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? Ag Al Bl Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Ju Ma Si(S) Tn |
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