Lotus lanuginosus is a perennial plant in the Lotus genus ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula.[1]
| Lotus lanuginosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. lanuginosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lotus lanuginosus | |
This species is also known as desert lotus or לוֹטוּס מִדְבָּרִי in Hebrew.[2]
Description
editThis species has red to pink vetch-like flowers, a shrubby structure, and dark greenish leaves with white hairs.[2]
Conservation status
editThe Kew database considers this species as not threatened.
References
edit- ^ "Lotus lanuginosus Vent. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b "Lotus lanuginosus Vent".
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