Lotus mearnsii

Lotus mearnsii

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Lotus
Species: L. mearnsii
Binomial name
Lotus mearnsii
(Britton) Greene

Lotus mearnsii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Mearns' bird's-foot trefoil. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it occurs in Coconino, Navajo, and Yavapai Counties.[1]

References

  1. Lotus mearnsii. The Nature Conservancy.


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