Lotus lancerottensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lotus |
Species: | L. lancerottensis |
Binomial name | |
Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel. |
Lotus lancerottensis is a species of plant in the Lotus genus native to southern Madeira and the Canary Islands (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura).
Description
This species is identified by its dark green leaves and puffed out yellow pea-like flowers. The leaves have fine spaced out whitish hairs.
Conservation status
This species is classified as Threatened by the Kew database.
Symbiosis
This species is in symbiosis with a fungus called Phyllobacterium salinisoli that helps the roots more efficiently process fatty acids.
References
- ^ "Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- "Lotus lancerottensis". www.freenatureimages.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- "Taxon - Legume Data Portal". www.legumedata.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- León-Barrios, Milagros; Ramírez-Bahena, Martha Helena; Igual, José M.; Peix, Álvaro; Velázquez, Encarna (2018). "Phyllobacterium salinisoli sp. nov., isolated from a Lotus lancerottensis root nodule in saline soil from Lanzarote". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (4): 1085–1089. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002628. ISSN 1466-5034.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lotus lancerottensis |
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