bird's foot trefoil

Also known as: bird's foot clover; bloomfel; butter-jags; cheesecake grass; cross toes; crow's foot; crowtoes; fingers and thumbs; fingers and toes; ground honeysuckle; lamb's cress; lamb's toes; sheep foot; shoes and stockings; bird's eyes; cat in clover; eggs and bacon; lady's fingers; lady's slipper

L. corniculatus is a perennial of lax habit reaching up to 20cm in height. Leaves are held in groups of 5, with one pair below a terminal trio. Yellow-coloured pea flowers emerge from heads of red-tinged buds from late spring to early autumn. Seed pods are long and slim. A good source of nectar for bees and a larval food source for some moths