| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Scattered across the state. First collected from a pasture in Iredell County in 1937. Apparently slow to colonize new sites. It is possible that some NC records may refer to L. tenuis, which by some authors is only varietally distinct; specimens need to be re-examined.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. throughout, except for LA, MS, FL, SC. | |
| Abundance | Rare to locally uncommon. However, individual populations may be large locally, such as between Rodanthe and Salvo on the Outer Banks. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, roadbanks, pastures, sandy creek bank. | |
| Phenology | Flowering May-July. | |
| Identification | Bird's-foot-trefoil is a tufted to sprawling plant, the stems radiating from a central point. The leaves are well-spaced, divided into 3 oblanceolate leaflets. The flowers are terminal, golden yellow, and clustered. Narrowleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. tenuis) is very similar and differs only by the narrower linear-lanceolate leaflets. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
