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Lotus nevadensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Tribe
  
Loteae

Scientific name
  
Lotus nevadensis

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Fabales

Subfamily
  
Faboideae

Genus
  
Lotus

Higher classification
  
Trefoil

Similar
  
Trefoil, Legumes, Lotus oblongifolius, Lotus grandiflorus, Lotus crassifolius

Lotus nevadensis is a species of legume known by the common name Nevada bird's-foot trefoil. It is native to western North America from the Pacific Northwest to Baja California, where it grows in several types of habitat, including mountain forest and meadows. It is a spreading or mat-forming perennial herb coated in long hairs. It is lined with leaves each made up of small green oval leaflets. The inflorescence bears up 12 pinkish yellow pealike flowers each a centimeter long or more. The fruit is a slender, bent, beaked legume pod.

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Lotus nevadensis Wikipedia