Scrophulariaceae
Triphysaria pusilla

Dwarf Owl's Clover

Stem slender, branched, prostrate, with growing tips turned upward. Leaves tiny, lobed many times, often coated with fine purplish or yellow-brown hairs. Tiny flowers hidden among bracts, reddish purple or sometimes yellow, include 3 shallow pouches below hooked beak. Grows in grasslands at low elevations.

  • Rarity: Locally Common
  • Flowering Time: Mid Spring
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Height: 1--6 inches
  • Habitat: Meadow
  • Found In: Olympic Np
  • Native: Yes

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