Fabaceae FAMILY

Trifolium willdenovii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Eating this plant can cause bloat, especially if larger quantities are consumed[ 1151 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 7 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Government Printing Office; Washington Year 1900 ISBN Description A botanical journal. Rather dated, but it includes an ethnobotanical report from California and an early monograph of N. American Apiaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].

Botanical Description

Trifolium willdenovii is an annual plant growing from a taproot; it produces one to several, spreading to erect stems 10 - 70cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Baja Norte.

HabitatGrassy hills and meadowlands[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Grassy hillsides, balds, prairies and meadows at low to moderate elevations