"Birdsfoot trefoil" redirects here. For other plants known by this name, see
Lotus (genus).
| Lotus corniculatus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Fabales |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Faboideae |
| Genus: |
Lotus |
| Species: |
L. corniculatus |
| Binomial name |
Lotus corniculatus
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| Subspecies |
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. afghanicus Chrtková
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. corniculatus
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. delortii (Timb.-Lagr.) Nyman
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. fruticosus Chrtková
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii (Ten.) P.Fourn.
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| Synonyms |
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- Lotus alpicola (Beck) Miniaev, Ulle & Kritzk.
- Lotus ambiguus Besser ex Spreng.
- Lotus angustifolius Gueldenst.
- Lotus arvensis Pers.
- Lotus balticus Miniaev
- Lotus barcinonensis Sennen
- Lotus bracteatus Wall.
- Lotus callunetorum (Üksip) Miniaev
- Lotus catalaunicus Sennen
- Lotus caucasicus Kuprian.
- Lotus colocensis Menyh.
- Lotus corniculatus var. alandicus Chrtková
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. ambiguus (Besser ex Spreng.) Tzvelev
- Lotus corniculatus var. arvensis (Pers.) Ser.
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. callunetorum (Üksip) Tzvelev
- Lotus corniculatus f. carnosus (Pers.) Ostenf.
- Lotus corniculatus var. crassifolius Pers.
- Lotus corniculatus var. fallax Chrtková
- Lotus corniculatus var. futakii Starm.
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. komarovii (Miniaev) Tzvelev
- Lotus corniculatus var. norvegicus Chrtková
- Lotus corniculatus var. posoniensis Chrtková
- Lotus corniculatus subsp. ruprechtii (Miniaev) Tzvelev
- Lotus corniculatus var. sativus Hyl.
- Lotus corniculatus var. sennenii Afr.Fern.
- Lotus corniculatus var. sibthorpii (Rouy) Asch. & Graebn.
- Lotus corniculatus var. slovacus (Chrtková) Starm.
- Lotus delortii Timb.-Lagr.
- Lotus delortii var. rivasii Afr.Fern.
- Lotus depressus Willd.
- Lotus dvinensis Miniaev & Ulle
- Lotus forsteri Sweet
- Lotus gibbus Beeke
- Lotus haeupleri G.H.Loos
- Lotus humifusus Willd.
- Lotus juzepczukii Seregin
- Lotus komarovii Miniaev
- Lotus norvegicus (Chrtková) Miniaev
- Lotus olgae Klokov
- Lotus orphanidis Ujhelyi
- Lotus pentaphyllos Gilib.
- Lotus pilosissimus Schur
- Lotus pilosus Jord.
- Lotus preslii Ten.
- Lotus riparius Pers.
- Lotus rostellatus Heldr.
- Lotus ruprechtii Miniaev
- Lotus sativus (Hyl.) Büscher & G.H.Loos
- Lotus stenodon (Boiss. & Heldr.) Heldr.
- Lotus suberectus G.H.Loos
- Lotus symmetricus Jord.
- Lotus tauricus Juz.
- Lotus tauricus Steud.
- Lotus tchihatchewii Boiss.
- Lotus tenuifolius C.Presl
- Lotus uliginosus Hoffm.
- Lotus zhegulensis Klokov
- Mullaghera communis Bubani
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Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil (a name also often applied to other Lotus spp.). It has a wide distribution and is a favored forage for livestock.