Fabaceae
Lotus cytisoides
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lotus
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Common names
By language (1)
- German
- Geißkleeartiger Hornklee, Ginster-Hornklee
Synonyms
- Lotus allionii Desv.
- Lotus argolicus Link
- Lotus coronillifolius Guss.
- Lotus creticus subsp. cytisoides (L.) Arcang.
- Lotus creticus var. allionii (Desv.) Pérez Lara
- Lotus creticus var. bonifaciensis Briq.
- Lotus creticus var. cytisoides (L.) Boiss.
- Lotus creticus var. patens (C.Presl) Murb.
- Lotus creticus var. prostratus Briq.
- Lotus cuatrecasasii Sennen & Mauricio
- Lotus cytisoides f. aurantius Faure & Maire
- Lotus cytisoides prol. allionii (Desv.) Rouy
- Lotus cytisoides subsp. allionii (Desv.) P.Fourn.
- Lotus cytisoides subsp. prostratus (Briq.) Maire
- Lotus cytisoides var. allionii (Desv.) Willk.
- Lotus cytisoides var. cinerascens Emb. & Maire
- Lotus cytisoides var. micranthus Maire
- Lotus cytisoides var. transiens Maire & Sam.
- Lotus cytisoides var. viridulus Maire
- Lotus diffusus Spreng.
- Lotus digii Chrtková
- Lotus glaucescens C.Presl
- Lotus glaucus Rchb.
- Lotus patens C.Presl
- Lotus prostratus Desf.
- Lotus prostratus subsp. cytisoides (L.) Batt.
- Lotus secundiflorus Viv.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 234 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Erin Lalime, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rachel Webster, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Ahmed Amrouche, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lorenzo Emanuele Labate, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: men loulou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Geotourist Freiburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.