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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, ascending or decumbent, usually much branched, 4 to 16 inches long, finely pubescent to nearly glabrous.
- Leaves
- Alternate, stalked, pinnately 3-foliolate; leaflets egg-shaped to oblong or oblanceolate, 1/4 to 3/5 inch long, glabrous to sparsely soft-hairy; margin usually minutely toothed above middle; tip rounded or notched; stalk of middle leaflet longer than stalks of lateral leaflets.
- Inflorescence
- Head, spherical to short-cylindric, 1/3 to 2/5 inch in diameter; flowers 20-40.
- Flower
- Papilionaceous, 1/8 to 1/5 inch long; calyx strongly 2-lipped, glabrous; petals yellow, becoming brown; banner conspicuously lined, much exceeding wings; stamens 10.
- Fruit
- Pod, 1-seeded; seed 1/20 inch long, yellowish, smooth, shiny.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Open pastures, waste areas, open woods, fallow fields, lawns, roadsides; rocky or sandy soils.
- Distribution
- East 2/5 of Kansas.
Practical Information
- Forage Value
- Can provide late winter and early spring forage.
Additional Notes
Comments
Low hop clover is sometimes sown for forage and soil improvement.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Fabaceae - Bean Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 4-16 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2008-03-26
Color Groups
Yellow Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: May, June, July, August, September