American Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on American Bird's Foot Trefoil: Colias eurytheme, Erynnis afranius, Erynnis persius, Etiella zinckenella, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Lycaeides melissa, Plebejus acmon, Plebejus acmon acmon, Plebulina emigdionis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.