Lotus jacobaeus

Common names: Black-flower'd Lotus

Genus: Lotus

Species: Lotus jacobaeus

Class: Diadelphia

Order: Decandria

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Lotus

Modern Species: Lotus jacobaeus

Modern Family: Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae.

Plant Type: perennial

Color: "Very rich brown inclined to purple."

Season: Flowers during the whole summer. Needs to be kept under glass in the winter.

Native Region: Isalnd of St. James

Artist: J. Sowerby