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Trifolium ornithopodioides

Bird Clover, Bird Foot Clover
Other regional names: Bird's Foot Clover +1 more
  • Bird's Foot Clover
  • Bird's Foot Fenugreek
Also known as: Aporanthus trifoliastrum Bromf. +18 more
  • Aporanthus trifoliastrum Bromf.
  • Falcata ornithopodioides (L.) Brot. ex Bab.
  • Falcatula falsotrifolium Brot.
  • Falcatula ornithopodioides (L.) Bab.
  • Falcatula ornithopodioides (L.) Gasp.
  • Falcatula ornithopodioides (L.) Samp., 1913
  • Medicago ornithopodioides (L.) Trautv.
  • Melilotus ornithopodioides (L.) Desr.
  • Telis ornithopodioides (L.) Kuntze
  • Trifolium melilotus var. ornithopodioides L.
  • Trifolium melilotus-ornithopodi subsp. uniflorum (Munby) Maire
  • Trifolium melilotus-ornithopodioides subsp. eu-ornithopodioides Maire
  • Trifolium melilotus-ornithopodioides subsp. uniflorum (Munby) Maire
  • Trifolium munbyi Širj.
  • Trifolium ornithopodioides subsp. uniflorum Maire
  • Trifolium perpusillum Simonk.
  • Trigonella ornithopodioides (L.) DC.
  • Trigonella ornithopodioides var. melilotea Mall.
  • Trigonella purpurascens Lam.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Fabaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.

Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Trifolium ornithopodioides (commonly known as Bird Clover or Bird-Foot Clover) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Macaronesia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Baleares, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Spain

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chatham Is., Czechoslovakia, New Brunswick, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

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