Bird's Foot Lotus

This is 'Seiyou-Miyako-gusa' or bird's foot lotus. The other English name is bird's foot trefoil. The botanical name is Lotus comiculatus var. corniculatus.







While the normal 'Miyako-gusa' contains two flowers in a stem, 'Seiyou-Miyako-gusa' have 1 to 5 flowers in a stem.

I found the normal one, though it is cloudy picture...



This was taken at Tojinbou in Fukui the other day (^_^)


The Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Seiyou-Miyako-gusa : 西洋都草
* Miyako-gusa : 都草