DRAGON'S TEETH
Tetragonolobus maritimus
Pea [Fabaceae] 
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| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| A prostrate to sprawling plant, reaching a height of a foot. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
Flowers pale yellow un-like those of Bird's-foot Trefoilwhich are deeper yellow or even orange. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
Leaves in three's, clover-like but longer and terminating more suddenly into a point at the far end. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Typical pea-family flowers dominated by a large upper banner with fine orange lines on it. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Flowers solitary at the end of a flowering stalk with three bracts immediately below the sepal tube. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| The two smaller wings are hiding the keel within it. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Two cupped wings not fully opened. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Cupped wings still hiding the smaller keel within. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Sepal cup is long and sometimes streaked red, as here. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Leaves hairy at the back and around the periphery. |
| Aug 2011, College Lake, BBONT Nature Reserve, Tring, Herts. | Photo: © Sue Parsons |
| Stalks hairy too. |
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Some similarities to : Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature :
No relation to : Somewhat contrary to its' Latin names reference to the sea (maritimus) it seems not to prefer locations near the sea, but well inland, and mostly in the south of England, but is well scattered even here. There is none north of Manchester (and none in Manchester). ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
 Tetragonolobus (Dragon's-Teeth) |
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Pea [Fabaceae]
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