![]() Photos: Foynes port, Co.Limerick ![]() |
Lucerne Spikes of violet-purple or lilac flowers, flower-stalks shorter than calyx-tube. Spirally-twisted seedpod, smooth, more/less hairless. Hairless trifoliate leaves. Deep-rooting. Erect growth, 30-60cm. Roadsides, waste ground, grassland. Found as a rare casual or relic of cultivation. Identified by Paul Green ![]() ![]() |