Bee and Sweet Pea

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Bee and Sweet Pea

Collecting pollen, a bee lingers on a sweet pea - Lathyrus latifolia. Native to Europe, sweet peas are naturalized all over North America. You can see why the flower's structure is called papilionaceous - meaning like a butterfly.

© Sheila Creighton 2010

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