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Lotus tenuis

Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Narrow-leaved Trefoil

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137320

Element CodePDFAB2A1B0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusLotus

Other Common Names

Lotier à feuilles ténues (FR) Narrow-leaved trefoil (EN) Slender Birdsfoot-trefoil (EN) Slender Trefoil (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Vida	Modoc National Forest	7,771

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crane Mountain	Fremont National Forest	23,096

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.