Common Name(s): | Deervetch, Prairie Trefoil, Trefoil |
Scientific Name: | Lotus purshianus |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Longevity: | Annual |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 2.5 feet |
Flowers: | Mid May - early July |
Description: A shrubby, multi-branched legume found on sandy soils in a variety of sites from central Oklahoma and Texas eastward. No stipules at leaf base. It is eaten by livestock and may be a good wildlife food. |