Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0737.JPG-06-11-2017
Flower name (scientific): Lotus corniculatus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) LO-tus korn-ee-ku-LAH-tus (or ker-ni-kul-A-tus)
Flower name (common): Birds-foot Trefoil
Family name (common): Pea
Family name (scientific): Fabaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Latin for flower of forgetfulness.
    Specific epithet: Latin for in the form of a horn (crescent-shaped).
Common name origin: The first part used for plants having parts that resemble the shape of a bird's foot. Having a three-leaf structure resembling the Trifolium (clover), as do the tip leaflets of this plant.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (5 to 10 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 24 inches (15 to 61 cm)
     Stem hairy: glabrous or slightly pubescent.
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound. Leaves have a long petiole and the leaflets are sessile or nearly so. Leaflet margins entire.
     Size: Leaflets are 2 cm long and up to 5 to 10 mm wide.
     Color: medium green
     Hairy: The surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
     Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate, leaflet, oblanceolate, lanceolate, or ovate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized, ecologically invasive.
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Very common.
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Fields, disturbed sites, roadsides, waste areas, railroads, sun.
Fruit: Legumes up to about 3 cm in length, green to purplish-brown in color, approximately linear shaped, and beaked.
Seed: About 1 to 1.5 mm in length, darker brown or black in color.
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes.
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 1 homotypic synonym for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): na
Autonym: Lotus corniculatus subsp. corniculatus (The other infraspecifics are Lotus corniculatus subsp. afghanicus Chrtková, Lotus corniculatus subsp. delortii (Timbal-Lagrave) Nyman, Lotus corniculatus subsp. fruticosus Chrtková, Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii (Tenore) Paul Fournier. None of these four subspecies have been recorded in North America.)
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU