Trifolium ornithopodioides L.
(Bird’s-foot Clover)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover)
GenusTrifolium (clovers)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover) :
1: Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover)
16 Jun 2015 OSGR: SZ89 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
in flower
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flowers - enlargedImage 3: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 4: Flowers - enlarged (3)
2: Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover)
9 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS48 51° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
in cliff-top sward
Image 1: Plant - close-up - enlarged
3: Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover)
30 May 2010 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower
Image 1: Plant with flowersImage 2: Plant with flowers (2)Image 3: Flower - side view - highly enlarged - dark backgroundImage 4: Plant with flower - enlargedImage 5: Plant with flowers - enlargedImage 6: Plant with flowers - enlarged (2)

Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Trifolium ornithopodioides (Bird’s-foot Clover)

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