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Lotus halophilus (Sand Restharrow) |
Lotus halophilus (FABACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Lotus halophilusBoiss. & Spruner
Published in Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(2): 37 (1843) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Fabaceae
Lindl. (=Leguminosae) (The Pea Family)
106 species from the Fabaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Sand Restharrow, Sea Birdsfoot Trefoil |
Maltese name(s) : |
Għantux tar-Ramel |
Status for Malta : |
Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE ( annual plants, herbaceous )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Protected by law: Schedule III and VI of [S.L. 549.44] (strictly protected species) |
Red List (1989) : |
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands |
Flowering Time : |
March – May |
Colour of Flowers: |
Yellow |
Toxicity: |
Not particularly toxic |
Name Derivation : |
Lotus:
halophilus: From halo- meaning salt and -philus meaning loving, hence salt-loving or salt-tolerating plant. (Greek origin )
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Planting in rural areas : |
Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines |
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Maritime sands. | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. | |
Botanical Description: |
Pubescent annual 10-30 cm. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate; leaflets 3-7 x 1.5-3 mm, oblong-obovate. Heads 1- to 9-flowered; peduncles longer than leaves. Lateral calyx-teeth slightly shorter than upper; corolla 5-8(-9) mm. Legume 20-30 x 1.5-2 mm, slightly torulose; curved at apex. | |
Distributional range: |
E. Mediterranean region, extending to Sicilia. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Crete, Greece, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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Ag Cr Eg Gr It Ma Si(S) Tn |
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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
