| Common Birdsfoot Trefoil |
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| File size | 415800 |
| Original date | 12/26/19 6:14 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX A900 |
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Botanical name: Lotus corniculatus Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Common Birdsfoot Trefoil is a common flowering plant native to grasslands
of temperate Eurasia and North Africa, and the Himalayas. It is a highly
variable prostrate or ascending, hairy or hairless perennial herb. It
bears long-stalked clusters of 3-6 yellow flowers. Flowers are 8-16 mm
long, withy equal petals and unequal sepals. Sepals are lanceshaped, hairy
or hairless. Leaves are compound with 5 leaflets, which are variable in
shape. They are mostly broadly obovate-wedge-shaped to lanceshaped, 5-15
mm long. The lower pair is at the base of the leaf spine, separate from
the upper 3 leaflets. Pods are 2-3 cm long, cylindrical, hairless. Common
Birdsfoot Trefoil is found at altitudes of 1500-4000 m.
Flowering: May-September.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh, Suresh Rana | Photographed in Rajouri & near Cheshmashahi, Kashmir. |
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