| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A silvery or golden silvery prostrate legume reaching 20-40 cm in height with golden yellow flowers and glabrous cylindrically compressed pods. USES Used for forage and hay. Useful for soil conservation when seeded on sand dunes. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Silvery birdsfoot trefoil, Lotier de Crete, Lotier maritime, Esshb oshb, Grain, Hueta, Zghiga. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: L. commutatus, L. salsamannii. Silvery birdsfoot trefoil occurs in the Mediterranean region. It can be found on maritime or fixed sands. On dry land, annual yields may be about 8-40 t/ha of green forage or 2-10 t/ha of hay. |
