Dragons Teeth Tetragonolobus maritimus is a perennial native to central and southern Europe found as far east as the Ukraine and north to Sweden, but is only found as an alien in Britain where it is naturalised in only a few locations in Kent, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Gloucestershire. Dragons Teeth is a member of the Pea (fabaceae) family which creates a dense mat which can carpet large areas of dry calcareous ground. The large yellow pea-flowers are marked by delicate brown veins and the little pods can be eaten when young. These photos were taken at College Lake Nature Reserve near Tring where Dragon's Teeth makes a spectacular sight growing profusely on the dry chalky banks.
Dragons Teeth Tetragonolobus maritimus (04/09/2010)
Dragons Teeth Tetragonolobus maritimus (04/09/2010)
Dragons Teeth Tetragonolobus maritimus (04/09/2010)
Dragons Teeth Tetragonolobus maritimus (04/09/2010)
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