did not alter the broad conclusions reached before. Clades were identified within Lotus s.str., some of which were significantly different from the sections into which the genus had been divided. However, resolution was incomplete. The results of the analysis were presented in terms of clades and complexes. Species The following species are recognised in the genus Lotus: Lotus aduncus Lotus aegaeus Lotus alianus Lotus alpinus - alpine bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus anfractuosus Lotus angustissimus – slender bird's-foot trefoil Lotus arabicus Lotus arenarius Lotus argyrodes Lotus arinagensis Lotus assakensis Lotus australis – austral trefoil Lotus axilliflorus Lotus becquetii Lotus benoistii Lotus berthelotii – Canary Islands trefoil Lotus biflorus Lotus borbasii Lotus broussonetii Lotus brunneri Lotus burttii Lotus callis-viridis Lotus campylocladus Lotus carpetanus Lotus castellanus Lotus chazaliei Lotus compactus Lotus conimbricensis Lotus conjugatus Lotus corniculatus – common bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot deervetch Lotus creticus Lotus cruentus Lotus cytisoides Lotus × davyae Lotus discolor Lotus divaricatus Lotus dorycnium Lotus drepanocarpus Lotus dumetorum Lotus edulis Lotus emeroides Lotus eremiticus Lotus eriophthalmus Lotus frondosus Lotus fulgurans Lotus garcinii Lotus gebelia Lotus germanicus Lotus glacialis Lotus glareosus Lotus glaucus Lotus glinoides Lotus goetzei Lotus gomerythus Lotus graecus Lotus halophilus Lotus hebecarpus Lotus hebranicus Lotus herbaceus Lotus hirsutus Lotus holosericeus Lotus jacobaeus Lotus japonicus Lotus jolyi Lotus jordanii Lotus krylovii Lotus kunkelii Lotus lalambensis Lotus lancerottensis Lotus lanuginosus Lotus laricus Lotus latidentatus Lotus lebrunii Lotus longisiliquosus Lotus lourdes-santiagoi Lotus loweanus Lotus macranthus Lotus maculatus Lotus maritimus Lotus maroccanus Lotus mascaensis Lotus × medioximus Lotus michauxianus Lotus × minoricensis Lotus miyakojimae Lotus mlanjeanus Lotus mollis Lotus namulensis Lotus nubicus Lotus oliveirae Lotus ononopsis Lotus ornithopodioides Lotus palustris Lotus parviflorus – smallflower bird's-foot trefoil, smallflower trefoil Lotus peczoricus Lotus pedunculatus – greater bird's-foot trefoil, marsh bird's-foot trefoil, large bird's-foot trefoil, big trefoil Lotus peregrinus Lotus polyphyllos Lotus pseudocreticus Lotus purpureus Lotus pyranthus Lotus quinatus Lotus rechingeri Lotus rectus Lotus requienii Lotus robsonii Lotus sanguineus Lotus schoelleri Lotus sessilifolius Lotus simoneae Lotus spartioides Lotus spectabilis Lotus stepposus Lotus strictus Lotus subbiflorus – hairy bird's-foot trefoil Lotus subdigitatus Lotus taitungensis Lotus tenellus (including Lotus leptophyllus (Lowe) K.Larsen) Lotus tenuis – narrowleaf trefoil, slender trefoil, creeping trefoil, or prostrate trefoil Lotus tetragonolobus Lotus tetraphyllus Lotus tibesticus Lotus torulosus Lotus × ucrainicus Lotus villicarpus Lotus weilleri Lotus wildii Lotus zemmouriensis Species placed elsewhere Lotus aboriginus = Hosackia rosea Lotus argophyllus = Acmispon argophyllus Lotus argyraeus = Acmispon argyraeus Lotus benthamii = Acmispon cytisoides Lotus crassifolius =