Bird’s-foot-trefoil  (Lotus corniculatus)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Leaflets: the individual ‘leaf-like’ parts of a compound leaf.
  • Perennial: plants that live for at least three seasons; after an initial period they produce flowers once a year.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September, 2003)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and & Moore, D.M. (1987) Flora of the British Isles 3rd Edition.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. Preston, C.D., Pearman, D.A. and Dines, T.D. (2002) New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. Grigson, G. (1996) The Englishman’s Flora.Helicon Publishing Ltd., Oxford.
  5. Mabey, R. (1996) Flora Britannica.Sinclair-Stevenson, London..
  6. Stace, C. (1991) New Flora of the British Isles.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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