Lotus jacobaeus
Species of legume
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Lotus jacobaeus is a species of flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] It was described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 in the second volume of Species Plantarum.[3]
| Lotus jacobaeus | |
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| Lotus jacobaeus in the Canary Islands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. jacobaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotus jacobaeus L., 1753 | |
Description
Its petals are coloured yellow or yellow and purple.[4]
Distribution
The species occurs on most islands of Cape Verde, except Brava and Santa Luzia.[2] It grows in semi-arid and sub-humid zones.[1]
