Common Name:
birdfoot
trefoil
Scientific Name:
Lotus corniculatus
Family Name:
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
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Pea or Bean Family
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed, stolons and rhizomes
Stems
prostrate to upright, glabrous to sometimes pubescent, branched
Leaves
compound, 5 leaflets; leaflets pointed, elliptic to linear, sessile, 3 leaflets apical, 2 leaflet basal resemble stipules
Flowers
bright yellow, long stalked; 3-10 in flat-topped umbel; axillary and terminal
Seedpods
long, spurred tip, resembles bird's foot
