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Lotus pinnatus [Fabaceae] Bog deervetch
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The Bog deervetch is a beautiful and complex flower and it is a joy to behold. There is a movement to have the Lotus pinnatus officially adopted as Nanaimo's floral emblem. The flower is very rare in Canada with about 80% of them growing within the city limits of Nanaimo. There is a local society called 'Friends of Harewood Plains' who are doing their best to protect it from the ravages of city expansions and development plus other backwoods encroachments such as the ATVs and bikes that tear…