lotus genus --- Pea subfamily 2 (Genus I to Z)

bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) -- in August -- Chambers Lake Area, Roosevelt National Forest, CO    yellow & orange 

bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) -- in August -- Rustic, CO

bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) -- in August -- Cherryvale Trail, Boulder County, CO

shrubby deervetch (Lotus rigidus) -- in March -- Salt River Canyon, Tonto National Forest, AZ            yellow & orange      

strigose bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus strigosus)-- in March -- Freda, Mojave Desert, southern California   yellow & orange   

narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus tenuis) -- in June -- road to Eldorado Canyon State Park, CO         yellow & orange          

American bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus unifoliolatus) -- in July -- Klamath Falls to Ashland (Rt. 66), OR          white & cream