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Trifolium ornithopodioides
Also called Birdsfoot Fenugreek, Bird's Foot Clover, Bird Foot Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Trigonel, Bird's Foot Fenugreek
Bird's foot clover is a small annual clover native to Europe, Madeira and northwest Africa that tolerates salty soils. It is grown mainly as a low, hardy ground cover or forage in dry, sunny, well-drained sites.
Trifolium ornithopodioides, or the bird's foot clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, Madeira, and northwestern Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It is a halophyte.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium ornithopodioides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
