Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Lotus corniculatus L. Common name(s): bird’s-foot trefoil, garden bird’s-foot-trefoil, birdfoot deervetch Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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in flower, early May
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flower stages, late June
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leaf arrangement
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flowers in umbels
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