Fabaceae
Alpine birdsfoot-trefoil
Lotus alpinus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lotus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- لوطس ألبي
- arz
- لوطس البى
- Chinese
- 高原百脈根, 高原百脉根
- English
- Alpine birdsfoot-trefoil
- French
- Lotier des Alpes
- Hebrew
- לוטוס אלפיני
- hsb
- Alpski ledźbjenc
Synonyms
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. alpinus (Ser.) Rothm.
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. brachyodon (Boiss.) Ponert
- Lotus corniculatus var. alpinus DC.
- Lotus corniculatus var. alpinus Ser.
- Lotus corniculatus var. brachyodon Boiss.
- Lotus corniculatus var. uniflorus Gaudin
Photos
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.