Lotus corniculatus
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Species
bird's foot trefoil
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Common Name: bird's-foot-trefoil
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
- Lotus
- Image
- Lotus corniculatus - Museo Tazzetti Herbarium 180-2024.tif
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- P105
- species
- P366
- nectar source
- P2827
- yellow
- P4000
- legume
- P10906
Article
Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil (a name also often applied to other Lotus spp.). It has a wide distribution and is a favored forage for livestock.
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