American Bird's Foot Trefoil
Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. - Pea familySize
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.