Fabaceae

Smallhead clover

Trifolium microcephalum Pursh

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Trifolium

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Smallhead clover (Trifolium microcephalum) — FlowerPhoto: sdash, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Smallhead clover
Icelandic: Smákollasmári
Swedish: Kalifornisk klöver

Synonyms

Lojaconoa microcephala (Pursh) Bobrov
Trifolium microcephalum f. velutinum McDermott
Trifolium microcephalum var. bipedale Hook.
Trifolium microcephalum var. glabrum Hook.
Trifolium microcephalum var. lemmonii Lojac.
Trifolium multiflorum Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.