PLANTS Profile for Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus (American bird's-foot trefoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus
American bird's-foot trefoil

Symbol:

LOUNU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

Lotus americanus

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CA. Usage Requirements.

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Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

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Synonyms:
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

	ACAM4	Acmispon americanum (Nutt.) Rydb.
	HOAM	Hosackia americana (Nutt.) Piper
	LOAM5	Lotus americanus (Nutt.) Bisch., non Vell.
	LOPU3	Lotus purshianus Clem. & E.G. Clem.
	LOPUG	Lotus purshianus Clem. & E.G. Clem. var. glaber (Nutt.) Munz
	LOSE4	Lotus sericeus Pursh, non Moench

Distribution:
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NV, NY, OK, OR, SC, SD, TX, WA, WI, WY), CAN (BC, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 72 species in Lotus, 2 varieties in Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth.

Classification:
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Lotus L. – trefoil
Species	Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. – American bird's-foot trefoil
Variety	Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus – American bird's-foot trefoil

More Accounts and Images:
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528945.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 04:38 AM CDT