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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 at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Lotus preslii Tenore
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 [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Yellow |
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| Species Description 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.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
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? Ag Al Bl Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Ju Ma Si(S) Tn |
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