Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Bird's-foot Trefoil

One of my favourite wildflowers - Bird's-foot Trefoil - and yes, I know, I seem to have lots of favourite flowers, LOL. This member of the Pea family only occurs in a very few places in this city - I think I have seen it in just three locations. Love the brilliant yellow with faint red lines, and the way the flowers tend to form a ring or a partial ring. This one was growing at Bowmont Park. Unfortunately, it is an introduced (non-native) plant from Eurasia.

It's so unfortunate that this beautiful member of the Pea family (Fabaceae) is considered a weed. It is grown as a crop and has spread to various places. Introduced from Eurasia, it can be found (if you know where to look) growing along roadsides and on waste areas. I think I've only ever seen it in about four or five places, though. It blooms from June to September. The plant was named for the arrangement of the long, narrow seedpods/legumes, which resemble a bird's foot. A handful of us had driven past a colourful roadside display two days ago, and I just had to go back yesterday on my way home from Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, to grab a few (macro) photos.

This is one of my favourite wildflowers/weeds. "This member of the Pea family only occurs in a very few places in this city - I think I have seen it in just three locations. Love the brilliant yellow with faint red lines, and the way the flowers tend to form a ring or a partial ring. This one was growing in Bowmont Park. Unfortunately, it is an introduced (non-native) plant from Eurasia. My thoughts turn to spring : )

Bird'sfoot Trefoil is one of my favourite wildflowers. Love the way the small, brilliant yellow flowers form a circle. It is a non-native plant and unfortunately, has become invasive. This particular plant was growing at Strathcona Ravines Park. I wish you all could have seen me today, LOL. It was a long, almost 12-hour day, exploring two different areas north west of the city, way out past Cochrane. Eight of us searched for plants, fungi, insects, birds - anything beautiful and of interest. The first place was a wonderful BOG! When I was there a year ago, I was so thrilled at seeing new plants, including Bog Bean, that I completely forgot to walk over and see and photograph the carnivorous plant, Sundew! So, finally, a year later, I got my chance. In order to get to these plants and various others, we had to kneel and half lie in bog water that was several inches deep, gradually sinking deeper and deeper. It was SO much fun and so rewarding! The second place was the Mountainview Sports and Handicapped Centre, set amongst wonderful forest. Now I need to download all my photos, recharge my battery and get ready for a lovely day out with a friend tomorrow, up in Banff, Rocky Mountains. Am I lucky, or what?? Of course, the downside of all these things is that I'm getting hardly any time for Flickr!

One of my favourite wildflowers, Bird's-foot Trefoil, seen against a brightly coloured bokeh of a whole patch of this plant. Seen only in a few locations in the city, so I always get excited when we do see it , even though it is a non-native plant, introduced from Eurasia. Needed a bright splash of colour yet AGAIN today : ) Temperature is -22C (even colder with windchill), but the sun is shining.

One of my favourite wildflowers, Bird's-foot Trefoil, that is found in only a few locations in the city. Love the colour and the way the flowers form almost a circle.

This member of the Pea family only occurs in a very few places in this city - I think I have seen it in just three locations. It's one of my favourite wildflowers. Love the brilliant yellow with faint red lines, and the way the flowers tend to form a ring or a partial ring. This one was growing at Bowmont Park. Unfortunately, it is an introduced plant from Eurasia.