[The Pea Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Clovers of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Trifolium

Sand Clover: Trifolium tridentatum

Sand Clover: Trifolium tridentatum

Hare's Foot, Rabbitfoot Clover, Rabbit-foot Clover: Trifolium arvense -

Foothill Clover, Tree Clover: Trifolium ciliolatum -

Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum -

Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium - A prostrate herb to 6 inches in height. This has typical, but small, clover leaves, with spherical clusters of tiny yellow flowers.

Woolly-head Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum var. eriocephalum -

Strawberry Clover: Trifolium fragiferum -

Alsike Clover: Trifolium hybridum -

Purple Clover: Trifolium macraei var. dichotomum -

Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Wildflower to 8 inches tall. Flower heads clover-like, one to two inches across, ball shaped, pink or red tinged. Leaves palmately compound.

Small-head Clover: Trifolium microcephalum -

Purple Clover, Red Clover: Trifolium pratense - Wildflower to two feet high. Individual flowers like small pink or purple claws. Flowers in tight, thumb-sized, round clumps. Leaves in threes.

Field Clover, Hop Clover: Trifolium campestre (Synonym: Trifolium procumbens) -

White Clover: Trifolium repens - Wildflower to one foot high. Individual flowers like small white claws. Flowers in tight, thumb-sized, round clumps. Leaves in threes.

Subterraneum Clover: Trifolium subterraneum -

Few-flowered Clover, Sand Clover: Trifolium oliganthum (Synonyms: Trifolium pauciflorum, Trifolium variegatum var. pauciflorum) -

Subterranean Clover, Burrowing Clover: Trifolium subterraneum -

Sand Clover, White-tip Clover: Trifolium variegatum (Sand Clover, White-tip Clover: Trifolium tridentatum (Synonyms: Trifolium appendiculatum, Trifolium geminiflorum, Trifolium melanthum, Trifolium polyodon, Trifolium trilobatum)) -


Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

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