About Trifolium depauperatum Desv.
Trifolium depauperatum Desv. is a small annual herb that grows in an upright or decumbent form. Its leaves consist of oval leaflets that can reach up to 2 centimeters in length, with smooth margins, toothed edges, lobed shapes, or blunt tips. The inflorescence is a rounded head of flowers that is up to 1.5 centimeters long. Each flower has a pinkish purple corolla with a white tip, reaching up to one centimeter in length. The corolla becomes inflated as the fruit develops. This species is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia to California, and also to western South America in Peru and Chile. It is a common plant found across many habitat types, including coastal prairie and mixed evergreen forest.
