Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd., 1809 54% complete

Narrowleaf bird's-foot trefoil

Enum. Pl.: 797 (1809)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Lotus tenuis, 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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Sourced9 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded19 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. No source recorded
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Bibliography Enum. Pl.: 797 (1809) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1809 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Narrowleaf bird's-foot trefoil No source recorded
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Observations Europe to N. China, N. Africa No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 25 cm
  • 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 71, 86, 164, 174, 500, 926
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Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 500, 918
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Flower color yellow Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage color green No source recorded
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Foliage texture fine Differs from sources
Fruit color brown No source recorded
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Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
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Fruit shape legume Sourced
Growth form Single Crown No source recorded
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Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Growth rate Moderate No source recorded
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Maximum height 45 cm
  • 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 71, 86, 164, 174, 500, 926
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 86, 164, 882, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.9 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 4.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 242, 489
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Soil salinity 4 / 9 · slightly to moderately saline (meso-oligohaline)
  • 4 / 9 · slightly to moderately saline (meso-oligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 242, 489
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Other
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record