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Fabaceae

Lotus palustris Willd.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lotus

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Lotus palustris: Lotus_palustris_לוטוס_הבצות - TelAviv
Photo: Eitan Ferman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Hebrew
לוטוס הביצות
Swedish
Stor karingtand

Synonyms

  • Lotus angustissimus subsp. palustris (Willd.) Ponert
  • Lotus clausonis Pomel
  • Lotus hispidus Spruner & Heldr. ex Nyman
  • Lotus hispidus subsp. clausonis (Pomel) Batt.
  • Lotus hispidus var. vidalii Pau
  • Lotus lamprocarpus Boiss.
  • Lotus longicaulis Welw. ex Nyman
  • Lotus palustris var. glaberrimus Asch. & Schweinf.
  • Lotus palustris var. villosissimus H.Lindb.
  • Lotus tenuifolius var. glabriusculus Heldr.
  • Lotus vidalii (Pau) Sennen

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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.