Bishop lotus
Ottleya strigosa

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It lies along the ground. It grows each year from seed. It is hairy. The branches are slender and and have leaves with several small leaflets. The leaves are 1-2 cm long. There are 4-9 leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are yellow to orange and pea like. The fruit is a pod 1-3 cm long.

There are about 100 Lotus species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Mexico, North America, USA

How it is used for food

The leaves are used for greens.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Anisolotus hirtellus (Greene) A.Heller; Anisolotus nudiflorus (Nutt.) A.Heller; Anisolotus rubellus (Nutt.) A.Heller; Anisolotus strigosus (Nutt.) A.Heller; Hosackia hirtella (Greene) Brand; Hosackia hirtellus (Greene) A.Heller; Hosackia maritima Torr.; Hosackia nudiflora Nutt.; Hosackia rubella Nutt.; Hosackia strigosa Nutt.; Hosackia strigosa var. hirtella (Greene) Hall; Hosackia strigosa var. hirtella (Greene) H.M. Hall; Hosackia tomentella (Greene) Abrams; Hosackia tomentella (Greene) Brand; Lotus hirtellus Greene; Lotus nudiflorus (Nutt.) Greene; Lotus rubellus (Nutt.) Greene; Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene; Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus (Greene) Ottley; Lotus strigosus var. nudiflorus (Nutt.) Jeps.; Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus (Greene) Isely; Lotus tomentellus Greene;