Lotus assakensis is a plant from the Lotus genus native from Morocco to Mauritania.[1]

Lotus assakensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. assakensis
Binomial name
Lotus assakensis
Coss. ex Brand

Description

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This species is identified from a large upright woody stem that gives way to small oval hairy leaves. The seed pods are reddish. The flowers of this species are clustered in clusters of four and look like very small yellow vetch flowers, with small teeth towards the bottom petals.[2]

Parasitism

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The species is a host for Uromyces euphorbiae-corniculatae, which is a fungus that creates galls on every part of the plant. The fungus is a parasite that has a relationship of commensalism with select aphids and mites.[3][4]

Conservation status

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This species is considered least concern by the Kew database.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lotus assakensis Coss. ex Brand". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ^ "Lotus assakensis Coss. ex Brand". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Lotus assakensis – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  4. ^ "Uromyces euphorbiae-corniculatae – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-12.