Classification
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lotus pedunculatus Cav., Icon. 52, pl. 164 (1793)
Synonymy:
  • = Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr, Bot. Handb. 412, t. 211 (1796)
Vernacular Name(s):
Birdsfoot trefoil; Lotus
 Description

Stoloniferous perennial; stems ± glabrous to sparsely or moderately pilose, hollow, erect or ascending, woody at base. Lvs sessile, ± glabrous to sparsely or moderately pilose particularly below and on petioles and leaflet margins; leaflets obovate, obtuse to acute, cuneate at base, (5)–8–22–(30) mm long, with conspicuous lateral veins. Peduncles much > lvs, up to 120–(160) mm long. Infl. (4)–5–12–(15)-flowered. Calyx ± glabrous to moderately pilose; calyx teeth ± equal, narrowly triangular to subulate, ± = or < tube. Corolla yellow, 10–13 mm long; keel arched with a weakly incurved beak. Pod straight, rounded, not winged, 15–35 × 1.5–2.5 mm; seeds c. 1 mm diam.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: Nov.–Jan.

 Bibliography
Cavanilles, A.J. 1793: Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum. Vol. 2.
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.
Schkuhr, C. 1796: Botanisches Handbuch. Vol. 2.