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Species Name: Birdsfoot trefoil - Lotus corniculatus

Owen Keen

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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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