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Bilateral Symmetry - Legume Family - Miscellaneous

  

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Texas Bluebonnet (Buffalo Clover) Lupinus texenis
Flower stalk about 4" tall and 1"-2" wide. Plant grows to 24" tall.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

Similar Species

Sandyland Bluebonnet Lupinus subcarnosus
(Native of Texas - Coleman)

              

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Each flower about 3/8" long. Flower clusters 1"-2" tall. Plant is about 18" tall. Alfalfa plants have been in cultivation for nearly 4000 years to feed domesticated horses. They can tolerate extreme climatic conditions because their roots can grow more than 20 feet down.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & August 2004
(Introduced from Europe, first cultivated in the Mid East)

Similar Species

Slimleaf Scurfypea (Wild Alfalfa) Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Psoralea tenuiflora)
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Brown)

Other Species in My Area

Hairy Vetch Vicia villosa
Erect stick of hanging long pink to purple "tubes", each 1/2"-3/4" long. Bracts purple, stem brown/purple. Stem and leaves hairy. Long compound leaves (1" long leaflet, pointed) with a terminal tendril. Grows 1-3 feet tall.
(Introduced - Shackelford, Callahan)