Detailed Information About Birdsfoot Trefoil

Name

Family: 

Fabaceae

Scientific: 

Lotus corniculatus

Plant Type: 

herbaceous

Plant Characteristics

Height: 

1-2

Bloom Time: 

July

Bloom Colour: 

yellow

Native/Non-native: 

crop

Life Cycle: 

perennial

Habitat Characteristic

Purpose/Use: 

forage crop

n-fixer

Soil Moisture: 

moist

Light Preference: 

sun

Agricultural Value: 

crop