Fabaceae

Trifolium douglasii

Douglas's Clover

Stems several, erect, unbranched. Plant without hairs. Leaves with petioles mostly covered by appendage with fine teeth, divided, 3 leaflets, each 1 1/2–4 in. long. Flower heads bottlebrush-like, held atop long erect stalks. Heads without bracts, oval, about 1 1/4 in. thick and about twice as long, crowded with 50–200 reddish purple to purple flowers. Flowers 1/2–3/4 in., erect to spreading, each held in hairless toothed calyx. Seedpod usually bears 1 seed. Grows in wet meadows, streambanks, moist forests, at about 4000 ft.

• Rarity: Rare
• Flowering Time: Early Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 15--34 inches
• Habitat: Meadow, East-Side Forest
• Found In: Baker Co. Oregon,
• Native: Yes