Lotus corniculatus
Birds-Foot Trefoil at Booth, ACT
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| Lotus corniculatus | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Mar 2016 | |
| Lotus corniculatus | gregbaines | 23 Mar 2016 |
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3 comments
24 Mar 2016
Probably OK. Lotus corniculatus has more or less hairless stems, flowers more than 9 mm long, and pods under 3 cm long. Lotus subbiflorus has hairy stems, flowers less than 9 mm long, and pods more than 6 mm long. The keel in both species is about the same.
24 Mar 2016
I will send a sample off to the hebarium for confirmation. This species was common at the spot Ryu photographed the unusual red flowered plant that you thought might be Lotus cruentus and Michael Mulvaney thought might be Kennedia rubicunda. My guess it that the plant was a variant of L. conrniculatus. I couldn't find any red flowered plants when I visited the site.
24 Mar 2016
Interesting.
I had mentioned in my comments initially that there were many similar yellow-flowered ones around, but I wasn't sure if they were the same species. The were a few plants with red flowers though and I didn't notice any with both red and yellow coloured flowers
I had mentioned in my comments initially that there were many similar yellow-flowered ones around, but I wasn't sure if they were the same species. The were a few plants with red flowers though and I didn't notice any with both red and yellow coloured flowers
Location information
- Coordinates 148.994239-35.803512
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
- gregbaines Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Lotus corniculatus Scientific name
- Birds-Foot Trefoil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1654.41m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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