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Lotus halophilus   (Sand Restharrow)


Lotus halophilus  (FABACEAE.) 
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Profile Date Nov-2007 (taxon update: none)
Citation for this page Mifsud, S. (2022). Lotus halophilus - datasheet created on Nov-2007. Retrieved from MaltaWildPlants.com on 27-Jan-2023

Nomenclature and Basic Information

Species name :

Lotus halophilusBoiss. & Spruner
Published in Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 1(2): 37 (1843)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Lotus pusillus Medik.
Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life] [Worldplants.de]

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 )

Planting in rural areas :

Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines


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):
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   		Ag Cr Eg Gr It Ma Si(S) Tn

Links & Further literature (1 papers)

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IPNI
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MNHN
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CABI
Update on Maltese Flora (Central Mediterranean) including very rare species or species thought to be extinct from the Maltese islands Stephen Mifsud  (2010)
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Species Images (9 images)
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-0.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-1.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-2.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-3.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-4.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-5.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-6.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-7.
   Lotus halophilus   -   Image Code: LTSHA-8.

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