- Source: Lotus assakensis
Lotus assakensis is a plant from the Lotus genus native from Morocco to Mauritania.
Description
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.
Parasitism
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.
Conservation status
This species is considered least concern by the Kew database.
