Birdsfoot Trefoil

Birdsfoot Trefoil [Lotus corniculatus] is a member of the Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) family and these photos were taken on Campbell Road, Trout Lake on 29 June 2013. Newcomb’s Wildlower Guide, pages 66-67, says it blooms in summer and that it’s “a low, cloverlike plant of fields and roadsides.”

USDA Plants Listing: Lotus corniculatus

Birdsfoot Trefoil on Campbell Road - 29 June 2013

Birdsfoot Trefoil on Campbell Road – 29 June 2013

Birdsfoot Trefoil (ground level) - 29 June 2013

Birdsfoot Trefoil (ground level) – 29 June 2013