Tuesday, May 31, 2011

In Need Of An ID

I've been unable to draw an ID here. It grows in a localized patch, about 4 x 10 feet on the road's edge of a huge field. 2 to 2.5 feet tall. The field is used each summer for English saddle competitions with folks coming in from all over New England.

I'll keep poking about but I wonder if anyone knows what we have here?








6 comments:

  1. Pretty, is it Common Vetch? Vicia sativa, does that grow around here? It's in the pea family. http://www.english-country-garden.com/a/i/flowers/common-vetch-3.jpg - Joyce

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  2. Thanks, Joyce. I'm looking at the vetches but the leaf pattern, although close, doesn't seem to match any species. Also, I did not find any tendrils.

    I have a cow vetch post (see the index) from a couple of years ago.

    Gretchen, any thoughts?

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  3. Actually the very first thing I thought of was vetch as well- but when I researched further, I came to the conclusion of: nope!
    ~ gretchen

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  4. Thanks, Gretchen. I'm headed out now for more pictures. Don't know if it'll help...

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  5. It's alfalfa. Some with seeds probably went through the horse undigested.....

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  6. Thank you! :-)

    See the June 2 post for a giggle. :-)

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