Taxon: Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

Common names:

• big trefoil   (Source: NRCS Cons Pl Mat ) – English
  
• greater bird's-foot trefoil   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• stor käringtand   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Northern Africa: Morocco
• EUROPE
  Southwestern Europe: Portugal; Spain

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989–. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
• Chrtková-Žertová, A. 1966. Bemerkungen zur Taxonomie von Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr und L. pedunculatus Cav. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 1:78–87.
• Englert, J. M. et al. 1999–. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators.
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist.
• Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds. 1994. Flora of Madeira.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Lotus pedunculatus.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Lotus pedunculatus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Lotus pedunculatus.

Synonyms:

• (=) Lotus granadensis Žertová
  

Check other web resources for Lotus pedunculatus Cav.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• ILDIS: World Database of Legumes
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images or nodulation data:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• GRIN nodulation data

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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