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Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus tenuis

365Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
38Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May13
Jun60
Jul87
Aug151
Sep36
Oct4
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England59
2Suffolk England39
3Portsmouth England35
4Essex England34
5Cambridgeshire England11
6Powys Wales10
7Kent England6
8Worcestershire England6
9Surrey England5
10North Yorkshire England4
11Thurrock England4
12Gloucestershire England3
13Rutland England3
14Southend-on-Sea England3
15Dorset England2
280 England2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
365
Peak month
August
Counties with records
38
Scientific name
Lotus tenuis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,756
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lotus
Name with authority
Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7515045