Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lotus // Species: Lotus corniculatus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (2001).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, Central Asia, West Asia to West Himalaya and Myanmar, Macaronesia, North, Northeast and East Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains, edges of forests.
Flowering period: Spring- summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.
Lotus corniculatus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowering stems. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowering stems. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowering stems. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowering stem. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowering stems. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – inflorescence – side view of flowers with calyx. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – inflorescence – side view of flowers with calyx. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stems with pods. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – pods. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – pods. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – pods. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stems with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stem with leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stem and leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – plant base. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 02.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lotus corniculatus – stem with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus –stems with flowers and pods. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lotus corniculatus – stems with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
