Lotus uliginosus

Taxobox
name = "Lotus uliginosus"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
tribus = Loteae
genus = "Lotus"
species = "L. uliginosus"
binomial = "Lotus uliginosus"
binomial_authority = Schkuhr
synonyms = "Lotus pedunculatus" Cav.

"Lotus uliginosus" or Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil is a member of the Pea Family (Fabaceae). It occurs in damp locations throughout Europe. As the common name suggests, it is a larger plant than the related Common Bird's-foot Trefoil, growing to 20-80 cm tall, with larger (particularly broader) leaflets 10-25 mm long and 10-20 mm broad. The flowers are very similar. Its peak flowering period in the Uk is June/July.

Other names include the synonym "Lotus pedunculatus", and the common names Greater Birdsfoot trefoil, Big Trefoil, Large Bird's-foot Trefoil.

External links

* [http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/thumbnails/html/lotus_uliginosus.htm Photos of "L. uliginosus"]
* [http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/gallery/pictures/lotusul.htm More photos of "L. uliginosus"]
* [http://www.floralimages.co.uk/plotuspedun.htm More photos]