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Lotus halophilus (Sand Restharrow) |
Lotus halophilus (FABACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Lotus halophilus Boissier & Spruner
Published in Boiss. & Spruner in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(2): 37 (1843) | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonym:
Lotus pusillus
Full list of synonyms :
[ Euro+Med ]
[ PlantList ]
[ IPNI ]
[ Catalogue of Life ]
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Plant Family : | Fabaceae (=Leguminosae) The Pea Family 106 Fabaceae species recorded from Malta.
Lindl. | English name(s) : | Sand Restharrow, Sea Birdsfoot Trefoil | Maltese name(s) : | Għantux tar-Ramel | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (Annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule III and VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Apr | Colour of Flowers: | Yellow |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Maritime sands. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Pubescent annual 10-30 cm. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate; leaflets 3-7 × 1•5-3 mm, oblong-obovate. Heads 1- to 9-flowered; peduncles longer than leaves. Lateral calyx-teeth slightly shorter than upper; corolla 5-8(-9) mm. Legume 20-30 × 1•5-2 mm, slightly torulose; curved at apex. |
Distributional range: |
E. Mediterranean region, extending to Sicilia. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Crete, Greece, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
Ag Cr Eg Gr It Ma Si(S) Tn |
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