Yellow Wildflower
| |
Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona |
Yellow Wildflower |
< Back to Yellow Wildflowers 6 | |
 |
 |
| Scientific
Name: Lotus
strigosus var. tomentellus Common Name: Strigose Bird's-Foot Trefoil Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: To 1 foot (30 cm) wide, 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall Date Observed: March 20, 2004 Notes: The flowers are tiny and pea-like. The unusually plump, thickened, pinnate leaves often have leaflets with red-tinged edges. This native, low-growing plant forms mats on the ground in open, rocky areas. It is much plumper and less hairy than the similar Lotus humistratus. |
| Home | 
|
Yellow Wildflowers 6 |
|
Lotus strigosus var. tomentellus | < Previous |  |
Next > |
|