Genus Lotus L.



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References:
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  3. Degtjareva, G. V. et al. 2006. Phylogeny of the genus Lotus (Leguminosae, Loteae): evidence from nrITS sequences and morphology. Canad. J. Bot. 84:813-830.
  4. Degtjareva, G. V. et al. 2008. New data on nrITS phylogeny of Lotus (Leguminosae, Loteae). Wulfenia 15:35-49.
  5. Kramina, T. E. et al. 2016. Phylogeny of Lotus (Leguminosae: Loteae): partial incongruence between nrITS, nrETS and plastid markers and biogeographic implications. Taxon 65:997-1018.
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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/taxonomygenus?id=6984. Accessed 17 April 2026.