THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Ornithopus perpusillus
Bird's-foot
Species Details
Bird’s-foot is a very rare native winter annual of disturbed ground and field borders, favouring gritty, bare areas. Current records are from lowland parts in the south and east. {Drakelow Power Station SK2219; Stenson Bubble SK3230 and South Normanton SK4657}. It avoids limestone areas, but formerly occurred over a slightly wider area, including Edlaston Coppy (SK14) and Longstone Edge (SK27).
This plant is in Category 5b of the local Red Data List, 2009.