Hairy Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hairy Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hairy Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Annual or perennial. Found along roadsides, in damp pastures and grasslands.

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Pea
Former Scientific Name
Lotus suaveolens
Identifying Characteristics

Trailing or ascending herb, to 60 cm tall. Very branched with the stems covered with long soft hairs. The lower two stipule-like leaflets are often much smaller than the upper three clover-like leaflets. Leaves with five leaflets are narrow oval, 0.5-2 cm long and 0.3-1 cm wide. Flowers are pea-like, yellow and 1-1.5 cm long. Flowers during summer.
Distinctive Features

Trailing herb with 2-12 yellow flowers which are longer than the leaves.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
Low IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lotus
Species
subbiflorus
Hairy Bird's-foot Trefoi
Native to Europe and northern Africa. Naturalized in New Zealand and all Australian states except the Northern Territory.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.