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Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

Greater bird's-foot trefoil

source: André Karwath (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 2.5 Generic)
source: André Karwath (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 2.5 Generic)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
The Plant list Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
English name Greater bird's-foot trefoil



Crop relationship
Bird's foot trefoil same genus



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe largest part of Europe
Asai W-Asia
Africa N-Africa
North-America W-North-America
South-America -
Australia naturalized
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.dy0qtw
Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.dy0qtw

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information