Trifolium ornithopodioides

Trifolium ornithopodioides, the bird's foot clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to Europe, Madeira, and northwestern Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.[1] It is a halophyte.[3]

Trifolium ornithopodioides
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. ornithopodioides
Binomial name
Trifolium ornithopodioides
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Aporanthus trifoliastrum Bromf.
    • Falcatula falsotrifolium Brot.
    • Falcatula ornithopodioides (L.) Gasp.
    • Medicago ornithopodioides (L.) Trautv.
    • Melilotus ornithopodioides (L.) Desr.
    • Telis ornithopodioides (L.) Kuntze
    • Trifolium munbyi Širj.
    • Trifolium perpusillum Simonk.
    • Trigonella ornithopodioides (L.) DC.
    • Trigonella purpurascens Lam.
    • Trigonella uniflora Munby

References

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  1. ^ a b "Trifolium ornithopodioides L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Trifolium ornithopodioides bird's foot clover [2]". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022. Other common names; bird's bill, bird's foot [3]
  3. ^ Loucougaray, Grégory; Bonis, Anne; Bouzillé, Jan-Bernard (2004). "Effects of grazing by horses and/or cattle on the diversity of coastal grasslands in western France". Biological Conservation. 116: 59–71. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00177-0.