Fabaceae

Lotus germanicus (Gremli) Peruzzi

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lotus

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Lotus germanicus (Lotus germanicus) — FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Czech: Bílojetel německý
German: Seiden-Backenklee
Polish: Szyplin jedwabisty
Slovenian: Malocvetna španska detelja

Synonyms

Dorycnium germanicum (Gremli) Rikli
Dorycnium jordanii subsp. germanicum Gremli
Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. germanicum (Gremli) Gams
Dorycnium pentaphyllum var. sericeum Neilr.
Dorycnium stenophyllum Schur
Dorycnium suffruticosum f. germanicum (Gremli) Rouy
Dorycnium suffruticosum var. germanicum (Gremli) Burnat
Dorycnium suffruticosum var. sericeum (Neilr.) Beck

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 98 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jindřich Soukup, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andreas Stiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.