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| BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A herbaceous legume with a shallow root system, trifoliate with narrow leaflets much longer then wide. Prostrate growth form with thin stems, erect to decumbent. Inflorescences axillary at uppermost stem nodes, umbellate, bearing 8-10 lemon yellow florets, 7-10 mm. USES: Used for pasture and as hay. DM yields of 4-6 t/ha in the first year and 5-9 t/ha in subsequent years have been obtained in central Chile. Can be used as a pioneer legume. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. In the United States it can be harvested for hay in June, it flowers in June-July and can be grazed until September. COMMON NAMES: Narrowleaf trefoil, Slender trefoil. FURTHER INF: Scientific synonym: L. glaber, L. tenuifolius. Primary distribution in north-west and east Europe, Mediterranean basin, south-west and east Asia; secondarily in Argentina and parts of the USA, mainly western and north-east states. Suited to humid-temperate environments. Adapted to poorly-drained, heavy soils and to saline and alkaline soils. Intolerant of shade. Long-day plant requiring 12-14 hour daylengths to flower. Moderately drought tolerant and can withstand high summer temperatures. Tolerates poor soil drainage and swampy conditions. Soil pH range, 5.5-7.5. Adapted to fine- and medium-textured soils but not coarse-textured soils. | Sources |
| Grassland Index - In Ecocrop as synonym Lotus tenuis Duke J 1981 pp 129-130 [DRA, TEXT, SAL, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 167 [USE, FER, DRA, TEXT] Langer R 1991 pp 243 [SAL, TEMP] Ahlgren G 1956 pp 106-113 [PH, TEMP, SAL, USE] Steven R and Staberg P 2005 Frame J 2005 |