Taxon:  Lotus corniculatus L. var. hirsutus W. D. J. Koch



Summary
Genus:
Lotus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
22700
Place of publication:
Syn. fl. germ. helv. 178.  1836 ("1835")
Comment:
  • valid publication verified from original literature
  • W. D. J. Koch cited "Lotus villosus Thuill.", a name based on European material
Verified:
06/27/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lotus corniculatus L. (9 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. borealis Hyl. (0 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. carnosus Hartm. (0 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus (0 active accession[s])
Lotus corniculatus L. var. japonicus Regel (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Chrtková-Žertová, A. 1967. The variability of critical species of Lotus L. in Iran and in the neighbouring countries I. the circle of L. corniculatus L. and L. gebelia Vent. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 2:290.
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
  3. Grant, W. F. 1995. A chromosome atlas and interspecific - intergenic index for Lotus and Tetragonolobus (Fabaceae). Canad. J. Bot. 73:1787-1809. Note: 2n=24
  4. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIranKordestān 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIranLorestān 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkeyAğrı 
1NativeEurope Europe  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran [Kordestān, Lorestān], Iraq, Turkey [Ağrı]
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://grinqa.nordgen.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22700. Accessed 9 March 2026.