PLANTS Profile for Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird's-foot trefoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus
bird's-foot trefoil

Symbol:

LOCOC5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I
SPM		I

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Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

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Synonyms:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

	LOCA15	Lotus caucasicus Kuprian.
	LOCOA	Lotus corniculatus L. var. arvensis (Schkuhr) Ser. ex DC.
	LOFI2	Lotus filicaulis Durieu

Distribution:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 72 species in Lotus, 4 subspecies and varieties in Lotus corniculatus L.

Classification:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Lotus L. – trefoil
Species	Lotus corniculatus L. – bird's-foot trefoil
Variety	Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus – bird's-foot trefoil

U.S. Weed Information:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

Lotus corniculatus
birdfoot deervetch
birdsfoot trefoil
bloomfell
cat's clover
crowtoes
ground honeysuckle

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.

Introduced Information:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

Lotus corniculatus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FACU-

FACU

FAC-

FACU

FAC

FACU+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lotus corniculatus L. var. corniculatus

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