Trifolium dubium
Fabaceae
Small Hop Clover
Erect to decumbent, slightly hairy. Leaves held on short petioles along stems, divided into 3 egg-shaped leaflets. Flower head more or less spike-like. Flowers bright yellow, becoming brown and reflexing downward. Weed in agricultural and disturbed soils, gardens, lawns, at low elevations. Similar to Medicago lupulina, black medic, which has a much denser flower head and spiral, black, kidney-shaped pods. See T. campestre, field clover, which is larger, with a larger flower head.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, palmate leaves
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–20 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous
- Native: No
