Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Lotus
rigidus Common Name: Shrubby Deervetch, Wiry Lotus Flower Color: Yellow with red and orange Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall Date Observed: March 5, 2005 & February 27, 2005 Notes: The 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, yellow flowers are in clusters of 1 to 3 and may be tinged red or orange with a red-backed banner petal. The flowers are followed by slender seed pods. The green, pinnate to palmate leaves have 3 to 5 leaflets and are at widely spaced intervals along the slender, erect, wiry stems. |
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