Bird's-foot-trefoil
Wildflower
A low, sprawling yellow pea-flower of grassland — nicknamed 'eggs and bacon', with seed pods shaped like a bird's foot and a starring role for the common blue butterfly.
💡 Fun Facts
- Its seed pods splay out like the toes of a bird's foot — that is how it got its name.
- The yellow-and-orange flowers give it the nickname 'eggs and bacon'.
- It is the special foodplant for the caterpillars of the beautiful common blue butterfly.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:May to September