Greater Birds-foot Trefoil (Lotus uliginosus)

Greater Birds-foot Trefoil is a yellow flowering perennial, similar in appearance to Common Birds-foot Trefoil although taller with grey-green foliage. Both wild flowers bear the distinctive pale to dark yellow flowers and long cylindrical seed pods. It is also a Laval food plant for a number of British Butterflies.

Where could I find it?

Greater Birds-foot Trefoil may be found in damp grassland and amongst grasses on edge of woodland tracks and verges.

When does it flower?

Greater Birds-foot Trefoil flowers appear June – August, on long hollow stems. They provide a nectar source for long tongued insects like Butterflies, Moths and Bees in exchange for pollination. 

Greater Birds-foot Trefoil (ILotus-uliginosus) close-up on yellow flower