Taxon:  Lotus maritimus L.



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
100265
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:773.  1753 "maritima"
Verified:
06/26/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
24 (16  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth var. maritimus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lotus siliquosus L.
Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth var. siliquosus (Roth) E. Domínguez & Galiano
Tetragonolobus siliquosus Roth

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
  3. Dominguez, E. & E. F. Galiano. 1979. Revisión del género Tetragonolobus Scop. (Fabaceae). Lagascalia 8:197. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):241. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
  6. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  7. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
  9. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishklöverärt  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymYakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SardiniaGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Italy (incl. Sardinia), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  2. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
  4. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Tetragonolobus maritimus (L.) Roth
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=100265. Accessed 12 May 2026.