Parrot’s beak

An endemic legume recognised by its striking flowers.

Parrot’s beak
Photorealistic generated botanical reference image.Canarias HistoriaImagen generada por IA; revisar antes de uso científico.

Identification

Scientific name
Lotus berthelotii
Family
Fabaceae
Endemicity
Canary endemic
Conservation
Pending verification

An endemic legume recognised by its striking flowers. BIOTA provides taxonomic validation for Lotus berthelotii; the habitat recorded for Canarias Historia is: Basal belt, thermophilous scrub, cardonal-tabaibal formations and dry slopes.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Basal belt, thermophilous scrub, cardonal-tabaibal formations and dry slopes.

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:F00518
scientificName
Lotus berthelotii
taxonRank
species
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Spermatophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Lotus

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