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 Lotus cruentis Court
 Red Bird's Foot Trefoil
A small prostrate plant from the deserts of South Australia.
     
Lotus cruentus Lotus cruentus
Description:Flowers and leaves Description: Leaves
  Location:18K W of Coober Pedy, South Australia Location:18K W of Coober Pedy, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:28˚59.9770S, 134°32.1130E GPS coordinates:28˚59.9770S, 134°32.1130E
  Date:8 August 2012 Date:8 August 2012
  Field No.:1150 Field No.:1150
 
  Lotus cruentus Lotus cruentus
 
Description:Plant with pods Description:Plant in desert habitat
  Location:18K W of Coober Pedy, South Australia Location:18K W of Coober Pedy, South Australia
  GPS coordinates:28˚59.9770S, 134°32.1130E GPS coordinates:28˚59.9770S, 134°32.1130E
  Date:8 August 2012 Date:8 August 2012
  Field No.:1150 Field No.:1150
     
     
     
References (accessed 14 October 2017):

 Kramina, T. & Sokoloff, D. (2004), A taxonomic study of Lotus australis complex (Leguminosae), with special emphasis on plants from Pacific Ocean Islands. Adansonia 26(2);194-195

 http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?genus=Lotus&species=cruentus

http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=2749


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