Trifolium microcephalum
Fabaceae
Small-Head Clover
Decumbent to erect annual with soft wavy hairs. Leaves on stems, divided palmately, 3 leaflets to 3/4 in. long, with notched tip. Flower head roundish, less than 1/2 in. across, surrounded by hairy bowl-shaped bract with entire pointed lobes. Flowers 7 or more, pale pink to lavender. Grows in streambanks in moist, disturbed soils, sometimes serpentine, at low to high elevations. Microcephalum is Latin for "small flower head."
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, palmate leaves
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 3–12 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Disturbed, Meadow, Moist Riverbanks
- Found In: Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
