Lotus creticus, Silvery Birds' Foot trevoil,
לוטוס מכסיף
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| | Scientific name: |
| Lotus creticus L. |
| Common name: |
| Silvery Birds' Foot trevoil |
| Hebrew name: |
| לוטוס מכסיף |
| Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June, July, August |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean strand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: april 13, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Lotus, the classical Greek name.
creticus, from the island of Crete.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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