![]() northern Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania), most of Europe, western Asia (i.e. It is now considered an exotic invasive weed in parts of the United States, Canada, and Australia. It has become widespread outside of its native range due to purposeful planting for erosion control and as forage for livestock. It is often grown as a green manure and soil improver. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, dye and possibly food. ![]() It is often used as forage and is widely used as food for livestock due to its non-bloating properties. It is known as Bird’s-foot-trefoil as it produces seedpods arranged in a bird’s foot pattern. The term trefoil refers to the three leaflets that make up the compound leaves of this plant. The common name bird’s-foot comes from the similarities in appearance between the clusters of long, narrow seed pods and a bird’s foot. The specific epithet corniculatus means having small horns or spurs. Genus name comes from the classical Greek name lotos applied to many plants including clover, bird foot trefoil and fenugreek. Popular common names include Bird foot deer vetch, bird’s foot lotus, bird’s foot trefoil, broadleaf birdsfoot trefoil, cat’s clover, common bird’s-foot trefoil, crow toes, eggs-and-bacon, ground honeysuckle, Dutchman’s clogs, lady’s slippers, granny’s toenails, Devil’s fingers, trefoil, upright trefoil, common lotus, broad-leaved trefoil, common trefoil, common birds foot, Bloomfell, Garden Birds foot Trefoil and just bird’s-foot trefoil, though the latter name is often also applied to other members of the genus. It has been introduced to many areas including Australia, North and South America. Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan). India, Nepal and Pakistan) and eastern Asia (i.e. Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan), the Indian sub-continent (i.e. The plant is native to northern and eastern Africa (i.e. Lotus corniculatus commonly known as Birdsfoot Trefoil is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae / Leguminosae.
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