Little purple Serradella

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What does one supposed to when all the larger plants and bugs have ben photographed but it is still not enough?

One starts to look for all the little ones hidden between bushes, branches and grasses. More more moreeeee... :)

And so I found lots of little flowers and weeds that I never shot before and never heard of before. Little discoveries I would say.
This is one them.

Ornithopus sativus


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Commonly called Serradella or Common bird's-foot for whatever reason. It is a very small plant with slightly creeping habit. It reminds me those wild peas that grow around and when you start to pull a stem it just doesn't stop.

Native to the Azores, Madeira, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, Spain, and France, and has been introduced as a legume forage to many locations around the world, including most of central and eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, South Africa, Kenya, Java, most of Australia, the North Island of New Zealand, southern Chile, and California.
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I found this one growing in a quite open space with some tall pine trees around. A rather hot and dry spot with very poor and sandy soil. Plenty of short plants and bushes, especially in the spring to give it some shade.


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Look how tiny the flowers are.
Gathered in clusters of 4 or 5 on a skinny stem. Few of them will grow long the main stem and bloom one after another. The same plant can produce blooms and seeds from the older flowers in the same time.

They start to grow in very early winter as we do not have any frosts here and mild temperatures and plenty of rain (usually) are perfect for sprouting seeds. Blooming starts soon after as early as February with the peak in May. Seedpods come right after.


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The leaves are very small and fuzzy and will stay green if the weather allows until early fall. After that the whole plant will die back.


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And look how cool the seedpods are. Like tiny little beans that twist. They didn't seem mature and I didn't try to open any to see the seeds. Each plant can produce dozens and dozens of fresh seeds in a season.


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Lastly my favourite, old graphics


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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.



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They are truly tiny tiny ones. So cute. And great you show between your fingers so we know how small they are.
It’s great that we still can find new ones we haven’t seen before or photographed before.
Thanks for sharing @ewkaw 😁 have a wonderful night!

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I am sure there is still sooooo many around I haven't photographed. Would be cool to have all the local plants shot. Eventually... :)

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That would be a great achievement to do @ewkaw 😁
Eventually you will… one day. 😎

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So tiny, pink flowers 🌺
They are cute!

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Sweet flowers! They are too tiny to be noticed!

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These beautiful flowers are indeed very small, but when we look at the macro pictures they can look like big flowers thank you friend for sharing very beautiful flower images so I am very entertained by seeing it.

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Love the graphic at the end! Those are always cool especially when you can compare them to the real deal.

They ARE very tiny. So cute. Almost look like they are reaching out with arms, looking for a hug. 😊

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I always liked those graphics like from old biology books. I cant always find them for each plant unfortunately.

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hello dear friend @ewkaw good day
What a beautiful flower, so small and so pretty
I appreciate you letting us know
Have a beautiful afternoon

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