Trifolium depauperatum
Fabaceae
Poverty Clover
Stems erect to decumbent. Plant very small, hairless. Stem leaves divided palmately, 3 leaflets oblong to egg-shaped, entire to toothed, tips blunt or lobed. Flower head small, with 3 to many flowers. Flowers pink to magenta, often tipped with a darker zone and a white tip. Remarkably, with age they expand and inflate like tiny balloons. Grows in alkaline soils, salt marshes, coastal meadows, vernal-wet areas, at low elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, palmate leaves
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–10 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow, Vernal Wet, West-side Forest
- Found In: Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
