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Common Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus L.

2004 Nick Kurzenko cc-publicdomain

Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's Foot Trefoil) is a species of perennial herb in the family legumes. They are native to Libya, Italy, Armenia, Russia, Taiwan, Iraq, Sudan, Tunisia, Lithuania, Albania, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Sweden, Moldova, Ukraine, Romania, China, Japan, Nepal, Ireland, Ethiopia, Germany, Morocco, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Yemen, Latvia, Norway, The Netherlands, Kenya, Afghanistan, North Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Czech Republic, India, France, Poland, Georgia, Algeria, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, Greece, Switzerland, Egypt, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, South Korea, Finland, Kazakhstan, Spain, Myanmar, Tanzania, Iran, Turkmenistan, Austria, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Cyprus, and Turkey. They have yellow flowers. Flowers are visited by Bombus lucorumterrestris, Two-spotted Bumblebee, Andrena labialis, and Small-handed Leaf-cutter Bee. Individuals can grow to 2.4 feet.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000324
Definition: A color hue with medium wavelength of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dictionary:http://dictionary.reference.com/]

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EOL has data for 79 attributes, including:

after harvest regrowth rate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/AfterHarvestRegrowthRate
- Definition: Indicates the relative rate of regrowth of a herbaceous plant after a harvest of above ground herbage.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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fast
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000912
- Definition: Increased rate. A rate which is relatively high.
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anaerobic soil tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/AnaerobicSoilTolerance
- Definition: The relative tolerance of the plant to anaerobic soil conditions.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium (normal)
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000461
- Definition: Average. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting no deviation from normal or average.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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has dispersal vector
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/HasDispersalVector
- Definition: which agent of biological dispersal moves a dispersal unit, or organism, away from its birth population to another location or population in which the individual will reproduce.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersal_vector
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autochory
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/autochory
- Definition: Seed dispersal by gravity, without the assistance of any dispersal vector (= unassisted dispersal).
- Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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bloom period
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BloomPeriod
- Definition: The seasonal period in the U.S. during which the plant blooms the most. The bloom period is defined as the time when pollen is shed and stigmas are receptive.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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early spring
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/earlySpring
- Definition: The early part of the season between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice.
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calcareous soil tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CalcareousSoilTolerance
- Definition: The relative tolerance of the plant to calcareous soil. Calcareous soil is defined as soil containing sufficient free CaCO3 and other carbonates to effervesce visibly or audibly when treated with cold 0.1M HCl. These soils usually contain from 10 to almost 1000g/kg CaCO3 equivalent.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium (normal)
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000461
- Definition: Average. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting no deviation from normal or average.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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fire resistance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FireResistance
- Definition: The ability of an organism to resist burning.
- Comment: If a plant can carry a fire—and most can—it is scored as "not fire resistant" in the USDA PLANTS database where this characteristic is evaluated with reference to problem fires in California. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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no
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
- Definition: This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.
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fire tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FireTolerance
- Definition: The relative ability of a plant to resprout, regrow, or reestablish from residual seed after a fire.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields (Fire tolerance). http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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low tolerance
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002394
- Definition: decreased tolerance to: A tolerance quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's decreased ability to endure a stimulus.
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fruit or seed color
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FruitSeedColor
- Definition: The predominant and conspicuous color of the mature fruit or seed from a landscaping aesthetics standpoint.
- Attribution: USDA Plants database. Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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brown
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000952
- Definition: A color consisting of dark orange, red, of very low intensity.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown]
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Greece
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/390903
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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7
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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25 degrees celsius
post-fire seedling emergence
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PostFireSeedlingEmergence
- Definition: Seedling density per pre-fire mature individuals emerging during the first year after fire (seedlings/mature).
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (SeedlEmerg), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Common Bird's-foot-trefoil. View this species on GBIF

2004 Nick Kurzenko cc-publicdomain

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil includes 5 children: