Lotus corniculatus

species of flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q29907
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Lotus corniculatus

Summary

Lotus corniculatus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month, #1,397 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lotus corniculatus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lotus corniculatus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lotus corniculatus belongs to the parent taxon Lotus[5].
  • Lotus corniculatus's scientific name is Lotus corniculatus[6].
  • Lotus corniculatus is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Lotus corniculatus is a type of perennial plant[8].
  • Lotus corniculatus is a type of herbaceous plant[9].
  • Lotus corniculatus is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Lotus corniculatus is used for fodder[11].
  • Lotus corniculatus is used for fodder plant[12].
  • Lotus corniculatus is used for nectar source[13].
  • Lotus corniculatus's Commons category is recorded as Lotus corniculatus[14].
  • Lotus corniculatus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lotus corniculatus[15].
  • Lotus corniculatus's Commons gallery is recorded as Lotus corniculatus[16].
  • Lotus corniculatus's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17].
  • Lotus corniculatus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[18].
  • Lotus corniculatus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • Lotus corniculatus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=300317[20].
  • Lotus corniculatus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. corniculatus'}[21].
  • Lotus corniculatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Common Bird's-foot-trefoil"}[22].
  • Lotus corniculatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gewone rolklaver'}[23].
  • Lotus corniculatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pysen-y-ceirw'}[24].
  • Lotus corniculatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'štírovník růžkatý'}[25].
  • Lotus corniculatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'lotier corniculé'}[26].
  • Lotus corniculatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'keltamaite'}[27].

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Classification

Lotus corniculatus's scientific name is Lotus corniculatus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lotus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Common Bird's-foot-trefoil"}[22], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gewone rolklaver'}[23], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pysen-y-ceirw'}[24], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'štírovník růžkatý'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'lotier corniculé'}[26], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'keltamaite'}[27].

Identifiers

Lotus corniculatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47435[28]. Lotus corniculatus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 47247[29]. Lotus corniculatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 702889[30]. Lotus corniculatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5357013[31]. Lotus corniculatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26362[32].

Why It Matters

Lotus corniculatus ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month, #1,397 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foliage type deciduous plant
    Flower color yellow
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Lotus
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