Burren Flowers - Bird's Foot Trefoil

Botanical : Lotus Corniculatus

As Gaeilge : Crobh Éin

Family : Fabaceae - pea, vetch, clover family

Bird's Foot Trefoil flowers in the Burren between June and September. The Burren Bird's Foot Trefoil is a native Irish species. It's a perennial and grows prostrate up to 40cm. The Bird's Foot Trefoil flowers are 10-15mm in size and mainly yellow. Tinges of orange and red are common. Bird's Foot Trefoil is found generally in grassland, cliffs, shingle, sand-dunes throughout the Burren.

Burren Flowers Greeting Cards - Bird's Foot Trefoil

The Bird's Foot Trefoil picture from the gallery appears in Greeting Card set mbf007.

Early Purple Orchid Common Spotted Orchid
Bird's Foot Trefoil Common Dog Violet Scurvy Grass

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Other Burren Greeting Cards featuring Bird's Foot Trefoil

Bird's Foot Trefoil also appears on a Greeting Card under an Early Purple Orchid in Greeting Card pack mbf010.

Early Purple Orchid & Bird's Foot Trefoil
Pyramidal Orchid Early Purple Orchid Early Purple Orchid Early Purple Orchid

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