Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Lotus edulis L..

Lotus edulis L.

HIGHER TAXON: Loteae

GENUS: Lotus L.

Lotus edulis L. [Preferred name]
Lotus edulus L. {Orthographic variant}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Algeria (N) [454]; Egypt (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]; Morocco (N) [454]; Tunisia (N) [454]
Europe: Albania (N) [754]; Balearic Is (N) [754]; Corsica (N) [754]; France (N) [754]; Greece (N) [754]; Italy (N) [754]; Kriti (N) [754]; Malta (N) [454]; Portugal (N) [754]; Sardegna (N) [754]; Sicilia (N) [454, 2935]; Spain (N) [754]; Turkey in Europe (N) [754]; Yugoslavia (N) [754]
Middle East: Cyprus (N) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel-Jordan (N) [454]; Lebanon-Syria (N) [454]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean grasslands. [360];
    Mediterranean woodland. [454];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [360, 368, 754, 1869] ; Illustration [360, 368]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Annual ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-03 Sokoloff DD & Kramina TE ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1993 Adams BR

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.		Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
		Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

368.		Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
		Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

454.		Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
		Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

754.		Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
		Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

1869.		Davis, P.H., 1970
		Flora of Turkey & the East Aegean Islands; Vol. 3.

2935.		Raimondo, F.M. & Schicchi, R., 1998
		Il popolamento vegetale della riserva naturale dello Zingaro