Herb latin name: Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil,Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil Extract

Latin name: Lotus uliginosus

Synonyms: Lotus pedunculatusLotus pedunculatus

Family: Leguminosae

Habitat of the herb: Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland. Other uses of the herb: An insecticide is obtained fro

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Habitat of the herb: Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland.
Other uses of the herb: An insecticide is obtained from the plant. No more details are given. This species is used as a pioneer plant in the reclamation of peat and pumice soils and on other wet acid soils that are unsuitable for the more commonly used Trifolium spp.
Propagation of Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in situ in the spring or autumn. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 15℃. If seed is in short supply, it can be sown in pots in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring or early summer.
Cultivation of the herb: Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland.
Medicinal use of Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: None known
Known hazards of Lotus uliginosus: No reports of toxicity have been seen for this species but at least one member of the genus contains toxic cyanogenic glycosides.

Herb latin name: Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil,Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil Extract

Latin name: Lotus uliginosus

Synonyms: Lotus pedunculatusLotus pedunculatus

Family: Leguminosae

Habitat of the herb: Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland. Other uses of the herb: An insecticide is obtained fro

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Habitat of the herb: Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland.
Other uses of the herb: An insecticide is obtained from the plant. No more details are given. This species is used as a pioneer plant in the reclamation of peat and pumice soils and on other wet acid soils that are unsuitable for the more commonly used Trifolium spp.
Propagation of Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in situ in the spring or autumn. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 15℃. If seed is in short supply, it can be sown in pots in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring or early summer.
Cultivation of the herb: Marshes, ditches, freshwater margins and wet grassland.
Medicinal use of Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil: None known
Known hazards of Lotus uliginosus: No reports of toxicity have been seen for this species but at least one member of the genus contains toxic cyanogenic glycosides.