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Lotus greenei

Lotus greenei Ottley ex Kearney & Peebles

Greene's Bird's-foot Trefoil

Fabaceae (Pea family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LOGR4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Stems decumbent to prostrate, up to about 2 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 11 - Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness (2012) Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences & the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lotus greenei in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lotus greenei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lotus greenei

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-17
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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