Lotus kunkelii

Lotus kunkelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. kunkelii
Binomial name
Lotus kunkelii
(Esteve) Bramwell & D.H.Davis

Lotus kunkelii is a subshrub native to the Canary Islands in the Lotus genus.

Description

This species has small clustered hairy leaves coming off a main stem. The flowers are yellow and small and look like unclustered yellow pea flowers. The leaves are rectangular.

Conservation status

This species was thought extinct then rediscovered in 1973.

This species is classified as critically endangered.

References

  1. 1 2 "Lotus kunkelii (Esteve) Bramwell & D.H.Davis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Biota – Lotus kunkelii (Esteve) Bramwell & D. H. Davis". www.biodiversidadcanarias.es. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Anne Kmke!, Mary. "On the Rediscovery of Lotus kunkelii" (PDF).