Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Bog Deervetch ( Meadow Bird's-Foot Trefoil)

Lotus pinnatus - Locally common, late spring-early summer, perennial, 8-18 in. Prostrate to sprawling to erect, hairless. Lower stems inflated. Leaves with 5-7 opposite, widely oval leaflets. Flowers with yellow banner sharply bent back, other petals white. Grows in wet soils, slow shallow water; often drying in summer, at mid elevations. Native.