Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
(Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)
GenusLotus (bird’s-foot-trefoils)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil) :
1: Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)
15 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Buds - side viewImage 2: Buds - top viewImage 3: Flowers - top viewImage 4: Leaves
2: Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)
16 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Flowering shootImage 2: Inflorescence
3: Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)
29 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Flower budsImage 2: PlantImage 3: Inflorescence - enlarged

Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lotus pedunculatus (Large Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil)
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