Common Name: Birdsfoot Trefoil, Horned Trefoil
Scientific Name: Lotus corniculatus
Family: Fabaceae (pea)
Origins: Eurasia (non-native)
Flowering Time: May to October
Habitat: Fields, grassy areas and roadsides.
Range: Found throughout most of North Amercia, not including the far north.
Use: Used as pasture crops. Visited primarily by bees.
Guelph Arboretum, Ontario
Guelph Arboretum, Ontario
Guelph Arboretum, Ontario
Guelph Arboretum, Ontario
Guelph Arboretum, Ontario
Guelph Arboretum, Ontario
Wiarton, Ontario
Wiarton, Ontario
Petrolia, Ontario
Petrolia, Ontario
Marthaville Habitat, Ontario
Marthaville Habitat, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Macgregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Macgregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Bridgeview Park, Petrolia, Ontario
Bridgeview Park, Petrolia, Ontario
Marthaville Habitat, Ontario
Marthaville Habitat, Ontario
Sources:
“Birdsfoot TrefoilLotus Corniculatus.” Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus) – Ontario Wildflowers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. <http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=338>.
Thieret, John W. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf, 2001. Print.
