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.
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.
Paul Slichter