*Lotus tenuis Waldstein & Kitaibel ex Willdenow. Common name: Slender Birdsfoot-trefoil. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, and waste places. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. First reported for KY by Poindexter & Thompson (2011) and for DE by Knapp et al. (2011).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA11.1, GrPl, K4, NS, NY, POWO, SE3, Isely (1981), Kramina et al (2018); = n/a — Pa, RAB, Tat; < Lotus corniculatus L. — Isely (1998). Basionym: Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. 1809
Links to other floras: = Lotus tenuis - FNA11.1
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
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