- Genus
- Lotus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Common Names
- 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 [2], cat in clover [2], eggs and bacon [3], lady's fingers [4], lady's slipper [2]
About this plant
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