Lotus kunkelii is a subshrub native to the Canary Islands in the Lotus genus.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lotus |
Species: | L. kunkelii
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Binomial name | |
Lotus kunkelii (Esteve) Bramwell & D.H.Davis
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Description
editThis species has small clustered hairy leaves coming off a main stem. The flowers are yellow and small and look like unclustered yellow pea flowers. The leaves are rectangular.[2]
Conservation status
editThis species was thought extinct then rediscovered in 1973.[3]
This species is classified as critically endangered.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lotus kunkelii (Esteve) Bramwell & D.H.Davis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Biota - Lotus kunkelii (Esteve) Bramwell & D. H. Davis". www.biodiversidadcanarias.es. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Anne Kmke!, Mary. "On the Rediscovery of Lotus kunkelii" (PDF).