Trifolium longipes subsp. hansenii

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Hansen's clover is a native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern California Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, and Great Basin in dry or boggy meadows, open slopes, woodland, and subalpine areas at elevations of 1,100 to 3,000 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces white to purple flowers with delicate, spreading blossoms. Growing with rhizomatous roots and slender stems, it forms low-spreading clusters in alpine and mountain habitats. Its leaves are composed of small leaflets, typically 2.5 to 6 times longer than wide, with variability in leaf size across different regions. The flowers emerge with nearly glabrous calyxes and slender pedicels, creating subtle, elegant clusters across mountain meadows.

Habitat: dry or boggy meadows, open slopes, woodland, subalpine

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1100-3000 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaR, SN, GB

California counties: Mono, Modoc, Madera, Humboldt, Alpine, Inyo, Lake, El Dorado, Amador, Sierra, Siskiyou, Lassen, Glenn, Butte, Nevada, Plumas, Tehama, Trinity, Mendocino, Placer, Del Norte, Shasta

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.