[Clovers: The Genus Trifolium in Mt. Adams Country]

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)

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)

The photo above shows 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.

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


Paul Slichter