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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: Found along Charles River. It does not seem to have flowers (I have been observing and looking for awhile).

  • Question

    Found along Charles River. It does not seem to have flowers (I have been observing and looking for awhile).

    Answer

    Dear whtien, you've posted images of two different plants. The vegetative one is Lotus corniculatus (garden bird's-foot-trefoil), a non-native member of the legume family. The other is a member of the composite family, but I cannot identify it because there is not enough of the plant shown in the photograph. For identifications, it is nice to have multiple images of each plant showing leaves, flowers, stems, etc.