Large Birds-foot Trefoil vs southern bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus palustris compared with Lotus ornithopodioides

Key Differences

• Large Birds-foot Trefoil is Least Concern while southern bird's-foot trefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Birds-foot Trefoil	southern bird's-foot trefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Lotus	Lotus
Species	Lotus palustris	Lotus ornithopodioides

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Birds-foot Trefoil and southern bird's-foot trefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lotus.

Conservation Status

Large Birds-foot Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

southern bird's-foot trefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Birds-foot Trefoil	southern bird's-foot trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Birds-foot Trefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

southern bird's-foot trefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Czech Republic, and Portugal.