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Kates Mountain clover

Trifolium virginicum Small

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium

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Kates Mountain clover: Kate's Mountain Clover - Trifolium virginicum, Green Ridge State Forest, Flintstone, Maryland.
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Kates Mountain clover

Synonyms

  • Trifolium reflexum var. virginicum (Small) McDermott

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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