Trifolium productum
Productive clover
Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Productive clover is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern California Cascades, northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Modoc Plateau in conifer forest, meadows, and open ridges at elevations of 1,100 to 2,400 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces red-purple or pink flowers in compact heads 1.5 to 3 centimeters wide. Growing with ascending stems that have short internodes, it forms a clover with distinctive lanceolate or elliptic leaflets 1 to 5.4 centimeters long. Its leaves feature coarsely serrate leaflets with papery lower stipules, creating a delicate textured appearance. The flower clusters are notably turned to the side or downward, with flowers quickly bending back on short pedicels.
Habitat: Conifer forest, meadows, to open ridges
Bloom period: Jun-Aug
Elevation: 1100-2400 m
Bioregions: KR, CaRH, n&c SNH, MP
California counties: Plumas, Siskiyou, Modoc, Butte, Shasta, Nevada, Alpine, Lassen, Sierra, Tuolumne, Trinity, Tehama, Mono, Placer
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.