Lotus corniculatus L., 1753 54% complete

Common bird's-foot trefoil

Sp. pl. 2:775. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Lotus corniculatus, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced20 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded10 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 2:775. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Common bird's-foot trefoil No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia, Macaronesia to NE. & E. Trop. Africa, SW. Arabian Pen. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 20 cm
  • 20 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 213 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 76, 86, 88, 92, 108, 115, 133, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 216, 251, 272, 310, 320, 347, 356, 406, 500, 507, 519, 589, 807, 866, 884, 897, 898, 917, 926
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 272, 500, 600, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape legume Sourced
Growth form Single Crown
  • Single Crown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 35 cm
  • 35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 76, 86, 88, 92, 108, 115, 133, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 216, 251, 272, 310, 320, 347, 356, 406, 500, 507, 519, 589, 807, 866, 884, 897, 898, 917, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months mar, may, jun, jul
  • mar, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 203, 600, 833
Sourced
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 45 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 92, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 272, 460, 818, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 92, 110, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 61 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 12.8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 34 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 228, 272, 347, 372, 412, 416, 468
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record