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MU Extension, University of Missouri ... Birdsfoot trefoil is a long-lived perennial legume ideally suited for many grass-legume pastures in Missouri. It grows and produces forage during July and August when most cool-season grasses are semi-dormant. Trefoil does not cause bloat, as do many other commonly used legumes.
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extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/crops/g04640.htm
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Lotus (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lotus is a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_(genus)
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Wildlife: Birdsfoot trefoil is a choice food for Canada goose, deer, and elk. As ground cover, it provides green cover most of the year and blooms profusely. It is used for pheasant cover on shooting preserves and around ponds at duck clubs.
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plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_loco6.pdf
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A PLANTS profile of Lotus corniculatus (bird's-foot trefoil) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Lotus corniculatus L. bird's-foot trefoil; ... birdfoot deervetch birdsfoot trefoil bloomfell cat's clover crowtoes ground honeysuckle;
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plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LOCO6
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Appearance: Perennial herbaceous plant, 12 - 24" tall; the clover-like plant has a sprawling growth pattern. ... Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) ... Birdsfoot trefoil forms dense mats choking and shading out most other vegetation.
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www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/herbace...
www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/herbaceous/birdsfoottrefoil.html
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Ecological Impacts: Bird’s-foot trefoil creates tangled mats of dense growth that can choke out other plants. It spreads to threaten the diversity of native plants. Control and Management: • Manual- Dig up small infestations, remove all root fragments;
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www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/wow/birds-foot-trefoil.pdf
www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/wow/birds-foot-trefoil.pdf
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Birdsfoot trefoil is a low-growing, perennial forb with stems that can reach 2 ft. (0.6 m) long. Leaves are compound (with 5 oval to linear leaflets), stipulate and alternate. Leaflets (upper 3) are 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) long and less than 1/8 in.
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www.invasive.org/weedus/subject.html?sub=5949
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Description and Adaptation of Birdsfoot Trefoil; (Lotus corniculatus); ... ; Origin: First cultivated in northern Europe. ... Root system - Strong branched tap root with many smaller roots.
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www.umass.edu/cdl/publications/Birdfoot.htm
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Little is known of the origin and early use of birdsfoot trefoil. It is widely distributed in Europe and was first described there in 1597. The use of the plant as a cultivated species was first recorded in Europe about 1900. It was first reported in North America in 1934, and has now become a valuable forage crop.
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www.animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Articles/Forage/Sp...
www.animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Articles/Forage/Species/Legumes/Birdsfoottrefoil.htm
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