[Clovers: The Genus Trifolium in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Longstalk Clover, Long-stalked Clover

Trifolium longipes var. longipes

Synonym: Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes

The photo above shows the the flower head of long-stalked clover as seen at Muddy Meadows on the northern flanks of Mt. Adams........June 21, 2005. Note the yellowish crab spider which had been laying in wait to pounce on a pollinating prey.

The photo above shows the "long-stalked" petiole of long-stalked clover as seen at Muddy Meadows on the northern flanks of Mt. Adams........June 21, 2005. Note the serrate leaflet margins and the large stipules at the base of the petioles.

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The photos seen directly above represent various views of long-stalked clover as seen in wetlands along Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the eastern side of Mt. Adams.......June 17, 2007.

Paul Slichter