[Clover: The Genus Trifolium East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cusick's Clover

Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii

Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense

Cusick's Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii (Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense)

Cusick's clover as seen in meadows around Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.........June 11, 2016.

Cusick's Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii (Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense) - Inflorescence of Cusick's Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii (Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense)

Cusicks clover as seen in meadows along Rock Creek west of Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.........June 9, 2016

Inflorescence of Cusick's Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii (Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense)

Flower head of Cusick's clover as seen in moist seeps at forest's edge surrounding a broad sedge meadow at an old reservoir site about one mile uphill to the southeast of Olive Lake, Umatilla National Forest..........July 28, 2013. The photos were taken in deep shade so are very poor in quality but at least they give an idea of what the plant is like.

Stem leaf of Cusick's Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii (Synonyms: Trifolium eriocephalum var. cusickii, Trifolium eriocephalum var. harneyense)

Stem leaf of Cusick's clover as seen in moist seeps at forest's edge surrounding a broad sedge meadow at an old reservoir site about one mile uphill to the southeast of Olive Lake, Umatilla National Forest..........July 28, 2013. Note the very long, narrow leaf segments which help identify the subspecies as ssp. cusickii.

Paul Slichter