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

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Red Clover: Trifolium pratense (Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. frigidum, Trifolium pratense var. sativum)

The photo above shows red clover as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams...........June 18, 2006.

Red Clover: Trifolium pratense (Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. frigidum, Trifolium pratense var. sativum) - Red Clover: Trifolium pratense (Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. frigidum, Trifolium pratense var. sativum)

Red clover as seen at Muddy Meadows on the northern flanks of Mt. Adams............July 25, 2005. Although not seen here, the cluster of flowers is subtended by a false involucre of leafy bracts.

Paul Slichter