birdsfoot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Also known as:
lady's slipper, Tom Thumb, eggs and bacon and many others
Key facts
A low-growing grassland plant with yellow flowers, often tinged orange or red, whose straight seed heads resemble a bird's foot
Leaves appear trefoil but with an extra pair of leaflets bent back
Widespread and common in any short, rough grassland, tolerating close grazing such as by rabbits
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