Close-up pictures of Redbud flowers in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
For a description of the species, see the Cercis canadensis reference page.
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Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Photographed April 7. 
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White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus)
Photographed July 2. Brought over as a forage crop, White Sweet Clover has made itself thoroughly at home. We may call it a weed, but it does not seem to crowd out the natives, and in general restricts itself to places that need some cheering up, like vacant lots.
For a description of the species, see the Melilotus albus reference page.
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Photographed June 10. A common forage crop that often plants itself. The deep violet flowers in a loose clover-like head are distinctive. These plants were blooming on a bank by the street in Beechview.
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Photographed May 29. An adaptable weed also extensively planted as forage. The tiny flowers are easily missed in a weed patch, but a close look reveals that they are perfect miniature sweet peas. Ants seem to love it, and we have several pictures here of ant guests enjoying the plant and probably pollinating the flowers. These vines were all blooming on the grounds of Fallingwater in Mill Run.
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Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
Photographed September 20 with a Kodak EasyShare Z981. A rambling perennial that can take over a hillside, but rewards us with these gorgeous pea flower all summer long. This vine was blooming on a bank in Beechview.
For a description of the species, see the Lathyrus latifolius reference page.
