Trifolium alexandrinum

Egyptian clover

Family: Fabaceae · Type: annual · Not Native

Egyptian clover is a naturalized annual found in the Sacramento Valley, specifically Butte County, in disturbed areas and agricultural fields at elevations below 50 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces cream-colored flowers in dense heads 1.5 to 2 centimeters wide, arranged in spheric to ovate clusters. Growing with erect to ascending stems that are generally hairy, it reaches moderate heights with an upright habit. Its leaves feature three leaflets 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters long, ranging from elliptic to oblanceolate, with long-tapered stipules. The plant's delicate cream-colored flowers have bristle-like calyx lobes and are subtly textured with sparse plumose hairs.

Habitat: Disturbed areas, agricultural fields

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: < 50 m

Bioregions: ScV (Butte Co.)

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