Bird's-foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus

Family: Pea (Fabaceae)
AKA: Birdfoot Deervetch
Photo taken on: May 30, 2022
Location: Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Disturbed soil, fields, lawns

Grows 6" to 24" high. Leaves are clover-like with three leaflets and two leaflets at the base of the stalk where it joins the stem. 2 to 8 bright yellow, pea-like flowers about ½inch long grow in a whorl at the top of the stalk. It can be invasive.