[Clovers: The Genus Trifolium West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. frigidum, Trifolium pratense var. sativum

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

Inflorescence of red clover as seen along US Highway 101 near Oswald West State Park on the north Oregon Coast........May 22, 2009.

Inflorescence and upper stem leaves of Red Clover: Trifolium pratense (Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. frigidum, Trifolium pratense var. sativum) - Close-up view of the underside of the inflorescence and upper stem leaves of Red Clover: Trifolium pratense (Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. frigidum, Trifolium pratense var. sativum)

Close-up views of the inflorescence and upper stem leaves of red clover as seen along the Springwater Trail east of Gresham, OR........October 11, 2010.

Paul Slichter