Longstalk Clover, Long-stalked Clover
Trifolium longipes var. longipes
Synonym: Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes
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The photo at left shows 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 at right shows a sideview of the flower head of long-stalked clover as seen at Muddy Meadows, Mt. Adams Wilderness.....July 13, 2018. Note that the flowers are all ascending.
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