Wright's Deer Vetch
Lotus wrightii
Observed in open, ponderosa forest on Pinal Peak, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. 29 July 2011.
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FLOWERS: The bright, yellow-orange pea flowers are mostly widely spaced
on slender peduncles.
LEAVES: Leaves are three to five parted with leaflets elyptical and
tapered to a point.
PERENNIAL: An upright, branching, herbaceous plant mostly less than a meter tall. Regrowing
for several years from a root stock.
RANGE: Found in montane habitats through much of Arizona growing
especially in sunny areas between trees.
FRUIT: The turgid bean pods turn reddish as they ripen.
UNARMED. No spines.
Fabaceae -- Bean Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environmentnal Information Network
- USDA Plant Profile
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search