Trifolium willdenovii
Fabaceae
Tomcat Clover
Prostrate or erect annual. Leaves on stems, stipules at base with bristles on upper edge. Leaflets 1/2–2 in., linear to egg-shaped. Flower head tiny to 1 in. wide, with many flowers except on smallest plants, supported by partly fused bracts with sharp tips. Flower pink-purple or deep red with white tip. Grows on soils heavy and wet in spring, sometimes with serpentine rock, below 5000 ft.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, palmate leaves
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–8 inches
- Habitat: Meadow, Vernal Wet
- Found In: East Gorge, Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Trifolium willdenowii, Trifolium tridentatum
