Taxon:  Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
100286
Place of publication:
Bot. Handb. 2:412.  1796
Verified:
06/29/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
123 (104  active, 100  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr var. uliginosus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lotus decumbens Poir.
Lotus nummularius Rchb. ex Steud., nom. nud.
Lotus pedunculatus Cav. var. villosus (Lamotte) O. Bolòs & Vigo
Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr var. villosus Lamotte

Invalid Designation(s)
Lotus pedunculatus auct. mult.
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  4. Campos, L. P. et al. 1994. Genome relationships among Lotus species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Theor. Appl. Genet. 88:417-422. Note: rejects Lotus uliginosus as a "direct" progenitor of L. corniculatus
  5. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  6. Chrtková-Žertová, A. 1966. Bemerkungen zur Taxonomie von Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr und L. pedunculatus Cav. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 1:78-87.
  7. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian plant census (APC) (on-line resource).
  8. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  9. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  10. Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
  11. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  12. Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
  13. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  14. 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.
  15. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  16. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  17. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  18. International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource). Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  19. International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
  20. Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):200.
  21. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  22. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
  23. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1999. Lotus systematics and distribution. Special Publ. Crop Sci. Soc. Amer. 28:12.
  24. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  25. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  26. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  27. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  28. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  29. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  30. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  31. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  32. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  33. Spedding, C. R. W. & E. C. Diekmahns, eds. 1972. Grasses and legumes in British Agriculture. 416-417.
  34. Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
  35. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  36. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  37. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav., but not in China
  38. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: forage crop
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbig trefoil  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishgreater bird's-foot trefoil  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishgreater lotus  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Frenchlotier des marais  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchlotier velu  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
GermanSumpfhornklee  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianginestrino palustre  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portugueseerva-coalheira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishloto de los pantanos  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanariasTenerifeArechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine w. 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SardiniaGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States   
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias (Tenerife)], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (w.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  3. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  4. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  5. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). Note: = Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100286. Accessed 17 April 2026.