Lotus angustissimus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Slender Bird’s-foot-trefoil
🇫🇷 Lotier très étroit, Lotier grêle, Lotier à gousses très étroites, Lotier à fruits très étroits

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Lotus
Species: Lotus angustissimus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with many species of the genus Lotus. The inflorescences bearing 1-2 flowers with a small corolla (≤ 8 mm) allow for the identification of L. angustissimus.

Photographs

img/lotus-angustissimus.webp — *Lotus angustissimus*

img/lotus-angustissimus-2.webp — *Lotus angustissimus*

img/lotus-angustissimus-3.webp — *Lotus angustissimus* - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 735). Biotope.