bird's-foot-trefoils

Lotus

Summary 2

Lotus, a latinization of Greek lōtos (λωτός), is a genus that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from coastal environments to high altitudes. Most species have leaves with five leafl

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  1. (c) Jenn Forman Orth, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503155549@N01/19605123
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_(genus)

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