Devil’s Claws
11th May 2008, Sunday… is just one of the 70+ common names for Lotus corniculatus, a very common flower of the RX area that is now in flower and should continue into September. It is an important foodplant for many insects, including the Common Blue butterfly.
The most common, common name is Bird’s Foot Trefoil, but a local name is Shoes and Stockings - when the petals fall the flower can be dismantled, first the shoe and then the stocking.
