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From coast to summit - the Pea family |
| The Pea family are also called Leguminosae. The roots use bacteria to make nodules that fix nitrogen from the air. |
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| The Pea family Fabaceae has flowers with one line of symmetry. Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus |
The standard is the petal at the top and there are 2 wing petals on below. This is Gorse Ulex europaeus |
There are are two petals underneath that make the keel, and brownish sepals Broom Cytisus scoparius |
The ovary is superior. The Broom seeds are in a pod which explodes in the sun when the seeds are ripe. |
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Bird's-foot Trefoil has clusters of pods like a claw |
White Clover Trifolium repens has creeping stems |
Tufted vetch Vicica cracca has purple spikes |
Sticky-leaved Restharrow Ononis repens by the sea |