Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Trifolium beckwithii is a species of clover known by the common name Beckwith's clover. It is native to the western United States, from northeastern California, Oregon, Nevada and Utah in the Great Basin region, to Montana and into South Dakota. Habitats include yellow pine forest, red fir forest, mountain meadows, and wetland-riparian areas. Trifolium beckwithii is a perennial herb growing upright in form. Most of the leaves are basal, except for one pair growing higher on the stem. The leaf is made up of oval leaflets up to 4 centimeters long and the stipules are large. The inflorescence is a head of flowers 2 to 3 centimeters wide. The flower corolla is pink, purplish, or bicolored. The flowers droop on the head as they age.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Pink, Purple

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Wetland-Riparian, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 51 likely

Confirmed Likely

Fingered Dagger Moth

Acronicta dactylina

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

Rascal Dart

Agrotis malefida

Vancouver Dart Moth

Agrotis vancouverensis