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Lotus japonicus

Plants

Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Lotus

Lotus japonicus

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Lotus japonicus is a wild legume that belongs to family Fabaceae. Members of this family are very diverse, constituting about 20,000 species. They are of significant agricultural and biological importance as many of the legume species are rich sources of protein and oil and can also fix atmospheric nitrogen.

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Growing details and traits for Lotus japonicus in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.