[Deervetch, Birdsfoot-trefoil and Lotus: The Genera Acmispon, Hosackia and Lotus East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Birdsfoot Trefoil, Birdsfoot-trefoil, Garden Bird's-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch

Lotus corniculatus

Synonyms: Lotus corniculatus var. arvensis, Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus, Lotus tenuis

Birdsfoot Trefoil, Birdsfoot-trefoil, Garden Bird's-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch: Lotus corniculatus (Synonyms: Lotus corniculatus var. arvensis, Lotus tenuis)

Bird'sfoot trefoil blooming along Forest Road #16 in Logan Valley (at the wildlife viewpoint), Malheur National Forest........July 1, 2010.
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Inflorescence of Birdsfoot Trefoil, Birdsfoot-trefoil, Garden Bird's-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch: Lotus corniculatus (Synonyms: Lotus corniculatus var. arvensis, Lotus tenuis) - Close-up sideview of the flower of Birdsfoot Trefoil, Birdsfoot-trefoil, Garden Bird's-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch: Lotus corniculatus (Synonyms: Lotus corniculatus var. arvensis, Lotus tenuis)

Close-ups of the inflorescence and flower of bird'sfoot trefoil as seen along Forest Road #16 in Logan Valley (at the wildlife viewpoint), Malheur National Forest.........July 1, 2010.
Paul Slichter