Birdsfoot Trefoil — Lotus corniculatus — Family: Fabaceae — Pea or Bean

Also Known As...

• bloom-fell
• cat's-clover
• crow-toes
• ground honeysuckle
• sheep-foot
• hop o' my thumb
• devil's-claw

Birdsfoot trefoil resembles black medic with very dark green elongated leaflets. However, the center leaflet on black medic has a separate petioliole. The leaf margins on birdsfoot trefoil are entire whereas black medic and white clover have small serrations on the leaf margins. Birdsfoot trefoil's yellow flowers yellow resemble buttered popcorn or that of a snap dragon and are larger and less numberous than that of black medic.

Links:

• Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
• White Clover (Trifolium repens)

Please login to view these details. Thank you!