WhitePrairieFlower

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: White Prairie Flower of Saskatchewan Yellow to creamy white Prairie Flower in Saskatchewan a member of the fabacae pea family. Plant has no tendrils. Flowers grow in clusters. Leaves oblong, teeth at the very tip, and cluster in in threes from a common point. Plants can be this creamy white flower, purple, or light blue-purple tinged with white. Found in open meadow on the top of the riverbank. Many flowered clusters 2 to 3 cm long at stem tips. Plant forms a round clump across the prairie landscape no higher than about 8 inches..It has a curly seed pod - a type of Fabaceae -Alfalfa Medicago sativa- see close up at Image:SKFabaceae.JPG and summer plant at Image:PurplePrairieFlower.JPG Primary flower colours can range from Blue, Yellow, Purple..or blue-violet to purple. Primary color and any variations from this list: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, brown, red, pink or white.. Compare to Plant Detail: Medicago sativa Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) - Poisonous Plant Information Effect of chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus L.) or alfalfa.. The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan Alfalfa Medicago sativa A Field Guide to Wildflowers By Roger Tory Peterson, Margaret McKenny, National Audubon Society, Saskatchewan field in August, Alfalfa Medicago sativa. Source: Own work. Author: SriMesh.