Fabaceae
Narrowleaf trefoil
Lotus tenuis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lotus
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Common names
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- English
- Narrowleaf trefoil
Synonyms
- Dorycnium iberecum Koehne
- Lotus acutus Waldst. & Kit. ex Steud.
- Lotus campestris Schur
- Lotus corniculatus f. tenuifolius (L.) Pau
- Lotus corniculatus prol. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Rouy
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuifolis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Gams
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuifolius (L.) Hartm.
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuifolius (L.) P.Fourn.
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuifolius (L.) Gams
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit.) Briq. ex Rech.
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Syme
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Berher
- Lotus corniculatus var. filicaulis (Durieu) Brand
- Lotus corniculatus var. longicaulis Martrin-Donos
- Lotus corniculatus var. microphyllus Hausskn. ex Asch. & Graebn.
- Lotus corniculatus var. minor Baker
- Lotus corniculatus var. tenuifolius L.
- Lotus corniculatus var. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) St.-Lag.
- Lotus corniculatus var. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Wahlenb.
- Lotus corniculatus var. tenuis (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Wahlenb.
- Lotus filicaulis Durieu
- Lotus glaber Mill.
- Lotus macbridei A.Nelson
- Lotus minor Bishop
- Lotus noeanus Boiss.
- Lotus tenuifolius (L.) Rchb.
- Lotus tenuifolius var. pubescens Meisn.
- Lotus tenuifolius var. ramosissimus Carion
- Lotus tenuis var. macrodon Borsos
- Lotus tenuis var. microphyllus (Hausskn. ex Asch. & Graebn.) Soó
- Lotus tenuis var. serpentinicus P.Silva
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.