| Plants : Fabaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Lotus corniculatus |
Description: This attractive little native herbaceous perennial is common in short pasture and other dry grassy places and can cover quite large areas of ground. It is very abundant on sand dunes. The bright yellow pea-flowers are succeeded by a black peapod about an inch long.
All names: Lotus corniculatus L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Lotus corniculatus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Lotus corniculatus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Lotus corniculatus. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3258. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |