Plants
greater bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
meadow peaLathyrus pratensis
narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoilLotus tenuis
Lesser hop trefoilTrifolium dubium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus subbiflorus
horseshoe vetchHippocrepis comosa
sickle alfalfaMedicago falcata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 220,055 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 217,310 |
| Washington | 2,705 |
| United Kingdom | 2,055 |
| Oregon | 1,749 |
| England | 1,593 |
| New Zealand | 1,389 |
| Canada | 482 |
| British Columbia | 475 |
| France | 427 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise greater bird's-foot-trefoil with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.