Common Name: birdfoot trefoil
Scientific Name: Lotus corniculatus L.
Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - introduced perennial, reproducing by seed, stolons and rhizomes

stems - prostrate to upright, glabrous to sometimes pubescent, branched growth habit 1, growth habit 2, growth habit 3, growth habit 4, growth habit 5

leaves - compound, 5 leaflets; leaflets pointed, elliptic to linear, sessile, 3 leaflets apical, 2 leaflet basal resemble stipules leaves

flowers - bright yellow, long stalked; 3-10 in flat-topped umbel; axillary and terminal flowers 1, flowers 2, flowers 3

seedpods - long, spurred tip, resembles bird's foot seedpods

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