- Lotus corniculatus L. - Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Leguminosae / Fabaceae
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© Fiona McCrory
© David Mitchel
(Map updated: March 2008)
This attractive little native herbaceous perennial is common in short pasture and other dry grassy places and can cover quite large areas of ground. It is very abundant on sand dunes. The bright yellow pea-flowers are succeeded by a black peapod about an inch long.
All names: Lotus corniculatus L.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database