Securigera varia, June 23, 2020
Common & scientific name
Crownvetch, Securigera varia
Family
Pea, Fabacaea
Location
Above the winter gate, 8,600
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Native to Africa, Asia, and Europe, but not here! This cheery plant is often used to stabilize and beautify roadsides and to rehabilitate soil (as a pea, it is a nitrogen-fixer). It is currently confined to one small location just above the winter gate, and as long as it stays there, we can all get along!