Birdsfoot Trefoil
CHARACTERISTICS
| Planting Rate | 5 LBS per Acre |
|---|---|
| Plant Height | 6 Inches |
| Seed Count | 349000 Seeds per LB |
| Botanical Name | Lotus corniculatus |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Environment | Full Sun - Partial Sun |
| Preferred Sites | Disturbed |
| Bloom Period | May-Septemebr |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Pollinator Value | Good |
| Grazing Value | Good |
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Description
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Birdsfoot Trefoil is an introduced, moderately long-lived herbaceous perennial legume found in much of the United States. This low growing legume will adapt to varying soil types and is a medium nitrogen fixer.
- Has a well developed, branching, tap-like root with side roots near the soil surface
- Most cultivars are erect and grow to a height of 6-8 inches
- When ripe, the brown seed pods extend outward from the stalk and look like a bird’s foot
- Used along roadsides to control wind and water erosion
- Choice food for Canada good, deer, and elk
- As ground cover, it provides green cover most of the year and blooms profusely
- It is used for pheasant cover on shooting preserves and around ponds at duck clubs.
- Used for green chop, hay and pasture
- It is seeded in combination with grass and grazed as a non-bloating legume
- As a dryland pasture legume, it produces 20% more growth after July 1 than most dry land grass legume mixtures
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