Golden Clover, Greater Hop Clover, Hop Clover, Yellow Clover: Trifolium aureum (Synonym: Trifolium agrarium)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of greater hop clover as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR........July 2, 2006. This species can be identified from other yellow-flowered clovers in that it generally has more than 30 flowers per inflorescence.

The photo above shows the developing seed head of greater hop clover.........July 2, 2006.

A close-up of the inflorescence of greater hop clover. Kreps Lane.........July 9, 2006. This species typically has wider flower heads (at least 9 mm wide when pressed) with more than 30 flowers. The similar least hop clover has flower heads with less than 30 flowers and measuring less than 8 mm wide when pressed.

The ternately compound leaf and inflorescence of greater hop clover.........July 9, 2006. Note that the petiole of each leaflet is about the same length, a characteristic that distinguishes this species from hop clover, Trifolium procumbens (in which the petiole of the terminal leaflet is about twice as long as those of the 2 lateral leaflets).

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence and upper stem leaves of greater hop clover as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge at the southeastern edge of Mt. Adams.........July 2, 2006. Note the blunt tips to the leaves.