Fabaceae
Lotus ornithopodioides
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lotus
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Common names
By language (2)
- German
- Vogelfußähnlicher Hornklee, Vogelfuß-Hornklee, Vogelfußartiger Schotenklee
- Slovenian
- Ptičja nokota
Synonyms
- Lotea ornithopodioides (L.) Medik.
- Mullaghera compressa Bubani
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 135 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.