Lotus pedunculatus

Marsh trefoil ( Lotus pedunculatus )

The swamp - foot trefoil ( Lotus pedunculatus, Syn: Lotus uliginosus ) is a plant which belongs to the legume family ( Fabaceae ).

Description

The marsh - trefoil is a perennial herbaceous plant. The mostly bare stems are hollow and are 20 to 90 cm tall, the plants produce underground runners. The trifoliate leaves are composed of ganzrandigen fingered leaflets, to reverse- egg-shaped are broad lanceolate and on the underside of the side ribs are clearly visible. There are two per sheet Stipules present, similar to the leaves.

The marsh trefoil flowers in June and July. The doldige inflorescence consists of five to twelve flowers. The cup is half the length of the crown, the same five, long ciliate calyx teeth are bent to the buds outward, between the two upper calyx teeth there is a great bay. The yellow crown is 10 to 14 millimeters long. The stamens are fused to each other on above all to a tube. The hairless legumes contain numerous seeds.

The chromosome number is 2n = 12

Occurrence

This type is widely used at home and away in Europe and North Africa. As a neophyte, she finds herself beyond Australasia, Oceania, and North and South America. It grows preferentially on partially shaded, relatively nutrient-poor, weakly acidic to moderately alkaline soils.

Evidence

• Erich Götz: Plants determine the computer. 2001, ISBN 3-8252-8168- X
• Marsh trefoil. In: FloraWeb.de.