Lotus corniculatus L. from Kashmir, common on mountain slopes in meadows and pasturelands. Photographed from slopes around Botanical Garden near Cheshmashahi on June 26, 2010.
Common Names:
English: Bird's-foot trefoil, Common Bird's-foot trefoil
French: Cornette, Cube, Lotier corniculé
German: Hornklee
Spanish: Cuernecillo, Cuernecillo del campo
Good soil binder, used for pasture, good source of carotene, important been plant, flowers and leaves yield a colouring matter.
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