82 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



Small. 



Rough-podded Yellow Vetch. Diam. f in. ; length 

 f in. ; stem prostrate, tufted ; leaflets linear-oblong, 5-7 

 pairs with tendril ; flowers solitary, sessile ; sepals 5 ; 

 petals 5, unequal ; stamens 10 ; sea-rocks ; 6-18 in. 

 (L.) 349 



Sulphur-coloured Trefoil. Diam. each flower f in. or 

 more ; heads | in. ; length f in. or over ; flowers in dense, 

 stalked heads ; calyx teeth 5, awl-shaped ; leaflets 3, 

 oblong-ovate, lower heart-shaped ; petals 5 ; stamens 

 10 ; pastures ; 6-18 in. (L.) 317 



Alpine Butterwort. Diam. nearly f in. ; length J in. ; 

 leaves all radical, entire, slimy ; calyx 2-lipped ; corolla 

 spurred, hairy, 2-lipped ; stamens 2 ; Scotch bogs ; 2-4 in. 

 (R.) 958 



Birthwort. Diam. f in., oblique ; length f in. ; flowers 

 several together, dull yellow, swollen at the base, narrowed 

 above, expanding into an oblong lip J in., with a short 

 point ; leaves large, heart-shaped ; stamens 6 ; ruins ; 

 1-2 ft. (R.) 1054 



Least Broom-rape. Diam. f in. ; length \ in. ; plant 

 slender, yellow -brown tinged purplish, leafless, erect ; 

 flowers lipped ; sepals 4, with long points ; corolla 3-lobed ; 

 stamens 4 ; grows on Clover roots ; 6-24 in. (R.) 872 



Sweet Milk Vetch. Diam. flowers J in. or more ; 

 length J in. or more ; flowers in close racemes 1 J in. ; stem 

 zigzag ; leaves 4-6 in. ; leaflets entire, 11 or 13, smooth ; 

 sepals 5 ; petals 5 ; stamens 10 ; thickets ; 2-3 ft. (c.) 332 



Very Small. 



Lesser Bladderwort. Diam. J in. ; length T 5 in. ; a 

 floating plant, with fine root-like branches and thread-like 

 branched leaves bearing tiny floating bladders ; sepals 2 ; 

 corolla 2-lipped ; stamens 2 ; pools ; flower stems 2-6 in., 

 with 2-6 flowers. (R.) 962 



Common Cromwell. Diam. f\ in. or over ; stems many, 

 erect, branched ; leaves 2-4 in. ; hairy above, narrow- 

 lanceolate, half-clasping ; sepals 5 ; corolla 5-lobed, 

 spreading ; stamens 5 ; waste places ; 1-3 ft. (c.) 938 



