Lotus jacobaeus

Lotus jacobaeus is a species of flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.^[2] It was described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 in the second volume of Species Plantarum.^[3]

Lotus jacobaeus
Lotus jacobaeus in the Canary Islands
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Lotus
Species:	L. jacobaeus
Binomial name
Lotus jacobaeus L., 1753

Description

Its petals are coloured yellow or yellow and purple.^[4]

Distribution

The species occurs on most islands of Cape Verde, except Brava and Santa Luzia.^[2] It grows in semi-arid and sub-humid zones.^[1]