Birdsfoot Trefoil By Buds N Blooms

Birdsfoot trefoil is in the legume family and produces stems up to two feet in length. Leaves are alternate and compound with five oval to linear leaflets. The plant flowers from May to August, when clusters of yellow, pea-like flowers develop. Fruits are pods that occur in head-like clusters with each pod containing up to 49 seeds. The name 'bird's foot' refers to the appearance of the seed pods on their stalk. Birdsfoot trefoil produces a long taproot that may extend over three feet, and also forms secondary roots, rhizomes, and modified stems (stolons) near the soil surface. The plant reproduces by seeds, and spreads laterally by stolons and rhizomes.