Big Deervetch, Thick-leaf Deervetch
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
Synonym: Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius
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Cose-up images of the upper
stem, compound leaves and seed pods of big deervetch as seen along Laurel Road
just to the north of Kreps lane at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July
28, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of big deervetch as seen along Laurel Road to the north of Kreps Lane and at the NW corner of Conboy Lake NWR........July 2, 2007. Note the glabrous calyx tube with short, triangular lobes and the narrow bases of each petal.
The photo above shows a close-up of the raceme of big deervetch as seen along Laurel Road to the north of Kreps Lane to the NW of Conboy Lake NWR..........July 2, 2007. Note that the flowers are all turned to one side of the raceme.
The photo above shows a close-up of a pinnately compound stem
leaf of bog deervetch..........July 28, 2006.
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Two views showing the upper stems, leaves and flower clusters of big deervetch as seen along Laurel Road to the north of Kreps Lane and NW of Conboy Lake NWR..........July 2, 2007.
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Two close views of the maturing fruits of big deervetch as seen in open oak woodlands east of Canyon Creek at the Klickitat Wildlife Area.........July 2, 2023.
Paul Slichter