Sainfoin
Onobrychis viciifolia

Family: Pea (Fabaceae)
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Photo taken on: July 2, 2008
Location: Almont, CO
Life Zones: Foothills to montane
Habitat: Roadsides

Grows over 2ft with leaves divided into pairs of red-dotted leaflets. The showy flower spike resembles a lupine. It has been introduced for roadside stabilization and cultivated for fodder.