Summer photo - Birdsfoot Trefoil

in #nature7 years ago

An easy to miss plant, but it grows in abundance in fields.

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Birdsfoot Trefoil, or (Lotus corniculatus). It enjoys sandy soils and is a generally hardy plant. You can find this introduced species all over southern Ontario. As a member of the Fabaceae, it is a legume and excels at enriching the soil with nitrogen fixed from the surrounding air.