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Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 48, February 20, March 7, April 7, May 0, June 0, July 1, August 1, September 9, October 92, November 157, December 100.
South Africa442
Western Cape434
New Zealand259
Australia213
Victoria139
United States90
Hawaii83
Auckland Region62
Western Australia36
Wellington Region35

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genusbird's-foot trefoils · Lotus

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Hairy 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.