Lotus corniculatus L. subsp. corniculatus

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Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Lotus

Spanish common name: Corona de rey. Cuernecillo. Trébol de cuernos.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Rocky coastlines. Fields in humit soils. Sometimes in costal areas.

Characteristics: In the Balearic Islands, Lotus corniculatus can be found above all in wet fields, often near brackish waters, although it can also be found in drier pastures. Folioles are lanceolate and a true green in colour, with flowers golden yellow, these characters distinguish it from Lotus cytisoides, whose folioles are more greyish green and flowers more pale yellow in colour.