Cretan horn clover
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The Cretan horn clover ( Lotus creticus ) is a species of the genus horn clover ( Lotus ) within the subfamily of the butterflies (Faboideae).
features
The Crete horn clover is a perennial plant that reaches heights of 30 to 60 centimeters. The stem is prostrate or erect, hairy and woody at its base. The leaves are five-fold, 7 to 18 millimeters long and densely hairy silvery. The two lowest leaflets are separated from the other leaflets and pressed against the stalks like stipules, the upper leaflets are obovate.
Three to six flowers each form a cluster . The calyx is 7.5 to 9 millimeters in size and bell-shaped or slightly two-lipped. The crown is 12 to 18 millimeters in size and brightly yellow in color. The flag is entire, the boat has a long, straight and purple navel. The fruits are cylindrical pods up to 4 centimeters long.
The flowering period extends from March to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28, less often 14.
Occurrence
The Crete horn clover occurs in the Mediterranean area as well as in Portugal. It is missing in Crete, but was erroneously named after this island. It mainly grows on sandy beaches.
literature
- Andreas Bärtels: Color Atlas of Mediterranean Plants . Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3488-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotus creticus at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 .
Web links
- Carl von Linné: Species Plantarum 2, 1753, p. 775 (first description)
- Thomas Meyer, Michael Hassler: Mediterranean flora. [1]