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Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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<strong>Fabaceae</strong> / <strong>Papilionaceae</strong><br />

Lotus krylovii Schischk. & Serg<br />

(Syn: Lotus corniculatus Linn.)<br />

English name:<br />

Local name:<br />

Description:<br />

A small annual herb. Leaves pinnately compound, leaflets 5, two of five at the base<br />

resembling stipules, entire. Flowers 1 to 2 on long peduncle, subtended by 1-3 leafy<br />

bracts, corolla pinkish to red, free from stamens. Fruit many seeded.<br />

Flowering Period:<br />

February toApril.<br />

Habitat:<br />

Usuallyfoundinopengrasslandsandmeadowsinassociation<br />

with Cynodon dactylon.<br />

Distribution:<br />

Pakistan (Chitral, Sukkur),Afghanistan and Iran.<br />

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