Bird Clover, Birdsfoot fenugreek, English fenugreek
Trifolium ornithopodioides

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A hairless short lived herb. The leaves are made up of 3 leaflets. They are 10 mm long. They are broadly wedge shaped. The flowers are creamy pink. They are in clusters on short stalks. They are in the axils of leaves.

There are about 240 Trifolium species. They are mostly temperate.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Australia, Britain, Europe, North Africa, Tasmania

How it is used for food

The dried leaves have been used as a substitute for fenugreek.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

See Trigonella;