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Trifolium macrocephalum
Also called Large Head Clover, Bighead Clover
Largehead clover is a native perennial clover of the western US Great Basin, valued for its unusually large pink to lavender flower heads that bloom early in spring. It grows best in thin, rocky, well-drained soil and is mainly a wildflower or native garden plant rather than a common ornamental.
Trifolium macrocephalum is a species of clover known by the common name largehead clover or bighead clover native to the Great Basin region of the western United States.
Trifolium macrocephalum is native to the Great Basin region of the western United States, from Washington to northern California, and Nevada to Idaho. It occurs in several types of habitat, including sagebrush scrub, juniper woodland, yellow pine forest, and mountain woodlands. It prefers thin-soiled, rocky areas.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
