Lotus lancerottensis

Lotus lancerottensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Lotus
Species:	L. lancerottensis
Binomial name
Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel.

Lotus lancerottensis or Lanzarote heartworm is a species of plant in the Lotus genus native to southern Madeira and the Canary Islands (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura). ^{[1] [2]}

Description

This species is identified by its dark green leaves and puffed out yellow pea-like flowers. The leaves have fine spaced out whitish hairs. ^{[3] [4]}

Conservation status

This species is classified as Threatened by the Kew database. ^[1]

Symbiosis

This species is in symbiosis with a fungus called Phyllobacterium salinisoli that helps the roots more efficiently process fatty acids. ^[5]

References

1. "Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
2. "Lotus lancerottensis Webb & Berthel".
3. "Lotus lancerottensis". www.freenatureimages.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
4. "Taxon - Legume Data Portal". www.legumedata.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
5. León-Barrios, Milagros; Ramírez-Bahena, Martha Helena; Igual, José M.; Peix, Álvaro; Velázquez, Encarna (2018). "Phyllobacterium salinisoli sp. nov., isolated from a Lotus lancerottensis root nodule in saline soil from Lanzarote" . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (4): 1085–1089. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002628. ISSN   1466-5034. PMID   29458536.