Cusick's Clover
Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii
Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense
Cusick's clover as seen in meadows around Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.........June 11, 2016.
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Cusicks clover as seen in meadows along Rock Creek west of Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.........June 9, 2016
Flower head of Cusick's clover as seen in moist seeps at forest's edge surrounding a broad sedge meadow at an old reservoir site about one mile uphill to the southeast of Olive Lake, Umatilla National Forest..........July 28, 2013. The photos were taken in deep shade so are very poor in quality but at least they give an idea of what the plant is like.
Stem leaf of Cusick's clover as seen in moist seeps at forest's edge surrounding a broad sedge meadow at an old reservoir site about one mile uphill to the southeast of Olive Lake, Umatilla National Forest..........July 28, 2013. Note the very long, narrow leaf segments which help identify the subspecies as ssp. cusickii.
Paul Slichter