Scientific Name
Lotus corniculatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lotus corniculatus L.
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Birdfool Trefoil, Birdfoot trefoil, Birdsfoot Trefoil
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Lotus |
| Species | Lotus corniculatus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Stalter and Greller, 1988: Found at Floyd Bennett Field,FT Tilden; Stalter and Lamont, 2002: JBWR-Roadsides and fields./; Data Source: Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2000; Stalter, 2002; Byer, 2002
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Stalter and Lamont, 2002: Native to region but known to have been introduced to JBWR./; Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991; Byer, 2002
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Byer, 2002
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Byer, 2002-Rough estimate that <1 acre has been impacted by this species./
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Stalter and Lamont, 2002: More than 15 populations estimated at JBWR./; Data Source: Stalter and Lamont, 2002
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
1/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Byer, 2002; Cerniglia, 1982; Ferriera, 1997; Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2000; Stalter, 2002; Venezia, 1991, Accepted Detail: Byer, 2002
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