About Trifolium ciliolatum Benth.
Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. is a species of clover with the common name foothill clover. It is native to western North America, ranging from Washington to Baja California. It is a common plant that grows in many types of regions, including disturbed habitats. It is an annual herb with an erect growth form and hairless above-ground plant tissue. Its leaves are composed of toothed oval leaflets, and bear bristle-tipped stipules. The inflorescence is a flower head 1 to 2 centimeters wide, and its flowers often spread out or droop. Each flower has a calyx made of bristle-like sepals edged with hairs, and a pinkish or purplish corolla. Local Native American groups commonly used both the seeds and vegetation of this plant as food.
