Purple Crownvetch

Another flower at the lake. Native to Europe, “Securigera varia” is a low-growing legume vine. A member of the “pea” family (“Fabaceae”):
• Illinois classifies it as “invasive” — http://www.invasive.org/species/list.cfm?id=152
• Missouri considers it a “pest plant” that “threaten Missouri's native biodiversity” — http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/mepp/Securigeravariamap.shtml

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Securigera_varia&rank=binomial

Photo taken at Cedar Lake (37 39 57.79 N, 89 16 17.19 W).

1 year ago (“Native to Australia…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-06-14
2 years ago (“Great Spangled Fritillary”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-14
3 years ago (“‘Rose bokeh’?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-14

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[Rick Schies]

Good focusing Thom. It makes a wonderful photo

[Danette Thompson]

Beautiful lighting.