Selected images for birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus )
Birdsfoot trefoil is a low-growing, perennial forb with stems that can reach 2 ft. (0.6 m) long. Leaves are compound (with 5 oval to linear leaflets), stipulate and alternate. Leaflets (upper 3) are 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) long and less than 1/8 in. (0.3 cm) wide; the lower two resemble leaf-like stipules. Flowering occurs from May to August, when yellow, sweet pea-like flowers develop. Flowers develop in clusters of 2-8 on a long peduncle (stalk). Fruits are pods that occur in head-like clusters. Each pod is brown to black, cylindrical, 0.6-1.4 in. (1.5-3.5 cm) long, contains up to 49 seeds and has a persistent style at the apex. Birdsfoot trefoil is native to Eurasia and North Africa and occurs in pastures, roadsides, wetlands, disturbed grasslands and riparian areas.
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2187024 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Flower(s) David Cappaert |
1551194 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Foliage Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
5341018 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Flower(s) Jan Samanek |
5341015 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Flower(s) Jan Samanek |
1334092 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Plant(s) Chris Evans |
5307096 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
5307097 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
5307095 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
