Lotus glaucus — a medium houseplant
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Lotus glaucus

Lotus Glaucus

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Lotus glaucus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Madeira and the Salvage Islands. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with leaves made up of five leaflets. Its flowers are usually orange on opening. Lotus tenellus is included in a more broadly circumscribed L. glaucus by some authors, which extends its distribution to the Canary Islands.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Lotus
Family
Fabaceae
PLATES
Lotus glaucus leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Lotus glaucus leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Lotus glaucus flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Lotus glaucus flower
PLATE 04 · flower
Lotus glaucus fruit
PLATE 05 · fruit
Lotus glaucus habit
PLATE 06 · habit
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