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greater bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

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Common names

27 names · 21 languages
EnglishYour language
  • big trefoil[1][2]
  • greater bird's-foot-trefoil[1][2]
  • greater bird’s-foot trefoil[3]
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Other languages (20)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 湿地百脉根[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 濕地百脈根[2]
Czech
  • štírovník bažinný[2]
Danish
  • Sump-kællingetand[2]
Faroese
  • díkistyriltunga[2]
Finnish
German
Hungarian
  • lápi kerep[2]
Irish
  • Crobh éin corraigh[2]
Japanese
  • ネビキミヤコグサ[2]
Norwegian
  • fôrtiriltunge[2]
Polish
  • Komonica błotna[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Лядвенец длинноцветоножковый[2]
  • Лядвенец топяной[2]
Slovak
  • ľadenec barinný[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • sumpkäringtand[2]
Welsh
  • Pysen-y-ceirw fawr[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lotus pedunculatus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • greater bird's-foot-trefoil — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Sumpf-Hornklee — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • big trefoil — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • lotus — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Alfalfa Chilota — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Trébol grande — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Lotier des fanges — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Lotier des marais — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Moerasrolklaver — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Erva-coelheira — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
[2] Lotus pedunculatus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • greater bird's-foot-trefoil — results[17].names[1]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Sumpf-Hornklee — results[17].names[3]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • big trefoil — results[17].names[4]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • lotus — results[17].names[2]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Alfalfa Chilota — results[17].names[24]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Trébol grande — results[17].names[13]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Lotier des fanges — results[17].names[7]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Lotier des marais — results[17].names[6]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Moerasrolklaver — results[17].names[8]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Erva-coelheira — results[17].names[23]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • štírovník bažinný — results[17].names[5]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • fôrtiriltunge — results[17].names[9]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • isomaite — results[17].names[10]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Лядвенец топяной — results[17].names[11]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Sump-kællingetand — results[17].names[12]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • ネビキミヤコグサ — results[17].names[14]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • sumpkäringtand — results[17].names[15]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • 湿地百脉根 — results[17].names[16]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • 濕地百脈根 — results[17].names[17]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • díkistyriltunga — results[17].names[18]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • lápi kerep — results[17].names[19]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Crobh éin corraigh — results[17].names[20]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Komonica błotna — results[17].names[21]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Pysen-y-ceirw fawr — results[17].names[22]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • ľadenec barinný — results[17].names[25]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
  • Лядвенец длинноцветоножковый — results[17].names[26]; taxon id 164834; Lotus pedunculatus.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • greater bird’s-foot trefoil — Page 4, column 2, row top 67 pt; common-name cell after Lotus pedunculatus.; Lotus pedunculatus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lotus pedunculatus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Fabaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Lotus pedunculatus in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Macaronesia, N. Africa, Europe to Türkiye.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

greater bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lotus pedunculatus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): Fabaceae. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 559369; ID 3W86D; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 559369; ID 3W86D; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Lotus pedunculatus (top 67 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lotus pedunculatus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 56448; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 768276, 768279, 768280, 768282, 768283, 768284, 768285, 768286, 768288, 768289, 768290, 768291, 768292, 768293, 768294, 768295, 768296, 768297, 768298, 768299, 768300, 768301, 768302, 768303, 768304, 768305, 768306, 768307, 768308, 768309, 768310, 768311, 768312, 768313, 768315

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.