Weekly Wildflowers – Along 302 in New Hampshire

/ Disturbed Habitat, Wayside Flowers / By /
Yellow Sweet Clover, Melilotus officinalis
Yellow Sweet Clover, Melilotus officinalis, Fabaceae
Red Clover, Trifolium pratense, Fabaceae
White Clover, Trifolium repens, Fabaceae
Cow Vetch, Vicia cracca, Fabaceae
Birdsfoot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus, Fabaceae
Large Leaf Lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus, Fabaceae
Large Leaf Lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus, Fabaceae

The legume family definitely came into its own this past week – there were lush carpets of them everywhere on our ride home – roadsides in New England are pretty much their ideal habitat.