Lotus pedunculatus (formerly Lotus uliginosus), the big trefoil,[1]greater bird's-foot-trefoil[2] or marsh bird's-foot trefoil, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae).
It is a herbaceous perennial growing throughout Europe in damp, open locations. As one common name suggests, it is a larger plant than related Lotus species, growing 20–80 cm (8–30 in) tall, with leaflets 10–25 mm (0.4–1 in) long and 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in) broad. Five to twelve golden-yellow flowers 10–18 mm (0.4–0.7 in) long are borne in an umbel at the tip of the upright stem.
Unlike related species, the stem is always hollow, and the sepals turn back at their tips – these sepal tips form a characteristic "green star" at the end of the flower bud. The peak flowering period in the United Kingdom is June and July.[3]
Lotus pedunculatus is also a host plant for ovipositioning of the wood white butterfly, Leptidea sinapis.[5]
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^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lotus pedunculatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
lotus, pedunculatus, formerly, lotus, uliginosus, trefoil, greater, bird, foot, trefoil, marsh, bird, foot, trefoil, member, family, fabaceae, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, rosidsorder, fa. Lotus pedunculatus formerly Lotus uliginosus the big trefoil 1 greater bird s foot trefoil 2 or marsh bird s foot trefoil is a member of the pea family Fabaceae Lotus pedunculatusScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder FabalesFamily FabaceaeSubfamily FaboideaeGenus LotusSpecies L pedunculatusBinomial nameLotus pedunculatusCav SynonymsLotus uliginosus SchkuhrIt is a herbaceous perennial growing throughout Europe in damp open locations As one common name suggests it is a larger plant than related Lotus species growing 20 80 cm 8 30 in tall with leaflets 10 25 mm 0 4 1 in long and 10 20 mm 0 4 0 8 in broad Five to twelve golden yellow flowers 10 18 mm 0 4 0 7 in long are borne in an umbel at the tip of the upright stem Unlike related species the stem is always hollow and the sepals turn back at their tips these sepal tips form a characteristic green star at the end of the flower bud The peak flowering period in the United Kingdom is June and July 3 Lotus pedunculatus occurs in a wide range of neutral damp open habitats including certain fen meadow plant associations such as Juncus subnodulosus Cirsium palustre fen meadow habitat 4 Lotus pedunculatus is also a host plant for ovipositioning of the wood white butterfly Leptidea sinapis 5 Gallery edit nbsp References edit USDA NRCS n d Lotus pedunculatus The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 23 June 2015 BSBI List 2007 xls Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland Archived from the original xls on 2015 06 26 Retrieved 2014 10 17 C A Stace Interactive Flora of the British Isles a Digital Encyclopaedia ISBN 90 75000 69 3 Online version Archived 2011 06 08 at the Wayback Machine C Michael Hogan 2009 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre GlobalTwitcher com ed N Stromberg Archived December 13 2012 at the Wayback Machine Clarke S A Green D G Joy J Wollen K Butler I 2011 04 01 Leptidea sinapis Wood White butterfly egg laying habitat and adult dispersal studies in Herefordshire Journal of Insect Conservation 15 1 2 23 35 doi 10 1007 s10841 010 9300 8 ISSN 1366 638X External links editForest amp Kim Starr 2002 Images of Hawaii Photos of L uliginosus Photos of L uliginosus Images of L pedunculatus nbsp This Loteae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lotus pedunculatus amp oldid 1140942255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
