Trifolium douglasii
Fabaceae
Douglas's Clover
Stems several, erect, unbranched. Plant without hairs. Leaves with petioles mostly covered by appendage with fine teeth, divided, 3 leaflets, each 1 1/2–4 in. long. Flower heads bottlebrush-like, held atop long erect stalks. Heads without bracts, oval, about 1 1/4 in. thick and about twice as long, crowded with 50–200 reddish purple to purple flowers. Flowers 1/2–3/4 in., erect to spreading, each held in hairless toothed calyx. Seedpod usually bears 1 seed. Grows in wet meadows, streambanks, moist forests, at about 4000 ft.
- Rarity: Rare
- Flowering Time: Early Summer
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, palmate leaves
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 15–34 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow
- Found In: Baker Co. Oregon
- Native: Yes
