Lotus angustissimus L.

Spice Fruit detail Flower Fruit

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Lotus

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Therophytic silicolous fields. Therophytic communities in humid soils.

Characteristics: This Leguminosae has quite round leaflets compared to other species of Lotus and is covered in quite long hairs which give it a characteristic texture. The flowers are yellow and there is usually only 1 to 3 per stalk. The pod is straight and widely exceeds the calyx; this feature allows us to distinguish it from Lotus parviflorus in which neither the flower nor the pod exceed the calyx. It lives in soils without carbonates. It flowers in spring.