Lotus lancerottensis
| Lotus lancerottensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. lancerottensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel.
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Lotus lancerottensis or Lanzarote heartworm is a species of plant in the Lotus genus native to southern Madeira and the Canary Islands (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura).[1][2]
Description
This species is identified by its dark green leaves and puffed out yellow pea-like flowers. The leaves have fine spaced out whitish hairs.[3][4]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Threatened by the Kew database.[1]
Symbiosis
This species is in symbiosis with a fungus called Phyllobacterium salinisoli that helps the roots more efficiently process fatty acids.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel".
- ^ "Lotus lancerottensis". www.freenatureimages.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Taxon - Legume Data Portal". www.legumedata.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ León-Barrios, Milagros; Ramírez-Bahena, Martha Helena; Igual, José M.; Peix, Álvaro; Velázquez, Encarna (2018). "Phyllobacterium salinisoli sp. nov., isolated from a Lotus lancerottensis root nodule in saline soil from Lanzarote". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (4): 1085–1089. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002628. ISSN 1466-5034. PMID 29458536.
