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Taxon:  Lotus alpinus (Ser.) Schleich. ex Ramond



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
313858
Place of publication:
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13:275. 1826
Verified:
03/02/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lotus corniculatus L. var. alpinus Ser.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lotus flexuosus Desr.
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Reference(s)
  1. Campos, L. P. et al. 1994. Genome relationships among Lotus species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Theor. Appl. Genet. 88:417-422.
  2. Chen, R. I.-J. & W. F. Grant. 1973. Species relationships in the Lotus corniculatus group as determined by karyotype and cytophotometric analyses. Canad. J. Genet. Cytol. 15:101-115. Note: karyotype similar to Lotus borbasii
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Lotus corniculatus var. alpinus Ser.
  4. Grant, W. F. & E. Small. 1996. The origin of the Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae) complex: a synthesis of diverse evidence. Canad. J. Bot. 74:975-989.
  5. Kramina, T. E. et al. 2016. Phylogeny of Lotus (Leguminosae: Loteae): Partial incongruence between nrITS and plastid markers and biogeographic implications. Taxon 65:997-1018.
  6. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: mentions
  9. Small, E. et al. 1984. A taxonomic study of the Lotus corniculatus complex in Turkey. Canad. J. Bot. 62:1044-53. Note: Turkish material best treated as variety
  10. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  11. Somaroo, B. H. & W. F. Grant. 1971. Interspecific hybridization between diploid species of Lotus (Leguminosae). Genetica 42:353-367.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany Alps
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia Alps
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly c. & n., Sardinia
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance Alps, Pyrenees
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain Pyrenees
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany (Alps)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia (Alps), Italy (c. & n., Sardinia)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (Pyrenees), France (Alps, Pyrenees)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313858. Accessed 18 May 2025.