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Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

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Lotus pedunculatus Cav., Icon. 52, pl. 164 (1793)
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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Cav.
Cav.
1793
52, pl. 164
ICN
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
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Lotus pedunculatus

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pedunculatus

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Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

Stoloniferous perennial; stems ± glabrous to sparsely or moderately pilose, hollow, erect or ascending, woody at base. Lvs sessile, ± glabrous to sparsely or moderately pilose particularly below and on petioles and leaflet margins; leaflets obovate, obtuse to acute, cuneate at base, (5)-8-22-(30) mm long, with conspicuous lateral veins. Peduncles much > lvs, up to 120-(160) mm long. Infl. (4)-5-12-(15)-flowered. Calyx ± glabrous to moderately pilose; calyx teeth ± equal, narrowly triangular to subulate, ± = or < tube. Corolla yellow, 10-13 mm long; keel arched with a weakly incurved beak. Pod straight, rounded, not winged, 15-35 × 1.5-2.5 mm; seeds c. 1 mm diam.

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Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

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Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
New Zealand
Southland Land District

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editorial
Page 657: Some authorities distinguish L. pedunculatus from L. uliginosus Schkuhr, but none of the characters used are satisfactory as considerable variation can be found in floral, vegetative and hair characters within populations and even within plants. It seems best regarded as one variable sp. for which the earlier name, L. pedunculatus Cav., must be used (Webb, C. J. and Forde, M. B., in prep.). Almost all records of L. corniculatus wild in N.Z. are referable to L. pedunculatus as are early records of L. major. L. pedunculatus may be distinguished from L. corniculatus and L. tenuis by the distinct lateral veins of the leaflets.

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750e374b-b1ba-429b-a399-de05a1fdc492
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
18 July 2006
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