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Lotus edulis

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 7412

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A pubescent prostate legume reaching 10-40 cm in height with golden yellow solitary flowers, rarely in groups of two, with seeds that when young are edible. USES Used as pasture for sheep and cattle. GROWING PERIOD Annual. COMMON NAMES Esculent birdsfoot trefoil, Lotier comestible, Guernel feru. FURTHER INF Esculent birdsfoot trefoil occur in the Mediterranean region and in western Asia. In Turkey, it occurs on stony ground and waste places.
Sources
Kernick M 1978 pp 573-595 [RAIN, TEXT, DRA, USE, TEMP, FER, PH]