Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationLotus tenuis
Lotus tenuis
FamilyGenus: Lotusheimisch in Deutschland
🌿
10
Species
interact
🔗
18
Interactions
documented
About this species
A native herbaceous legume of sunny, calcareous grasslands, flowering from June to August.
Ecological network
Click to highlight connections · Click again to open species page
Netzwerk wird geladen...
Pollination
Ecological significance
No specific ecological impact information is available.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from June to August.
Safety note
None recorded.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.439 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Lotus tenuis is a native, herbaceous plant in Great Britain, belonging to the pea family (Fabaceae). It reaches a height of about 44 cm. The species favours sunny positions with fresh, moderately moist, calcareous or alkaline soils of normal nutrient status, and shows slight tolerance to salinity. Leaves are broad and the plant is non-woody. It typically occurs in low-disturbance habitats. Flowering takes place from June to August. Its native status indicates it is indigenous or an archaeophyte. A Red List category of V is assigned.
Bestäuber & Besucher
10 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pascuorumBombus humilisThymelicus lineolaApis melliferaBombus vosnesenskiiMegachile pilidensAnthidium punctatumMegachile alpicolaBombus terrestrisBombus lapidarius
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible. Attribution according to license terms. Full source overview →