Fabaceae
Hairy bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lotus
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Common names
By language (6)
- English
- Hairy bird's-foot trefoil, Hairy birdsfoot trefoil, Sweet-scented trefoil
- Finnish
- Kankeakarvamaite
- French
- Lotier odorant, Lotier edorant
- German
- Schotenklee, Stundenkraut, Wohlriechender
- Swedish
- Borstig käringtand
- Welsh
- Pysen-y-ceirw flewog
Synonyms
- Lotus angustissimus subsp. suaveolens (Pers.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Lotus angustissimus var. brachycarpus Pau
- Lotus approximatus Clavaud
- Lotus divaricatus Sol. ex Buch
- Lotus filiformis Poir.
- Lotus hispidus subsp. stagnalis Batt.
- Lotus hispidus var. stagnalis (Batt.) Maire
- Lotus hispidus var. subbiflorus (Lag.) Merino
- Lotus odoratus Sims
- Lotus pilosissimus Poir.
- Lotus suaveolens Pers.
- Lotus unibracteatus Viv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Richard New Forest, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.