Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Description:

Yellow flowered ground cover

Habitat:

Near other Greenbelt spottings

Notes:

Reminded me a bit of snapdragons at first. I wonder if the two species are related.

1 Species ID Suggestions

awl4hymn 11 years ago

Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinalis

4 Comments

awl4hymn 11 years ago

Yeah, I agree with Matt. His ID is accurate.

witchturtle 11 years ago

Checking Google images, it looks more like lotus corniculatus than sweet clover, as it's more of a ground cover. I didn't see any stalks. Shame, as I was getting all happy that I might have a free source for a useful herb. But apparently cows like it.

MattiNiissalo 11 years ago

Not upright enough for M. officinalis imo. Lotus corniculatus would be my suggestion. But not sure about that either, I find legumes difficult at times =)