Lotus edulis L., 1753 14% complete

No common name

Sp. Pl.: 774 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Lotus edulis, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced3 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 774 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Observations Medit. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 9 cm
  • 9 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 175, 251, 474, 581, 654
Sourced
Biological type empty Not on the record
Flower color yellow
  • yellow · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may
  • apr|may · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Differs from sources
Duration empty Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record