Calflora Taxon Report
Trifolium microcephalum  Pursh
Hairy clover, Small headed clover
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2005 Steve Matson
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2016 Michael Mitchell
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2019 Ramona Robison
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2019 Ramona Robison
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2025 Bob Sweatt
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2025 Bob Sweatt
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2016 Steve Matson
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2016 Steve Matson
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2017 Michael Mitchell
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2016 Michael Mitchell
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2025 Bob Sweatt
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2024 David popp
Trifolium microcephalum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Trifolium
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 1.4 - weak indicator / indifferent

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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