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Trifolium hirtum
"It is a hairy annual herb growing erect in form. The leaves have oval leaflets up to 2.5 centimeters long and bristle-tipped stipules. The inflorescence is a head of flowers about 1.5 centimeters wide. Each flower has a calyx of sepals with long, needlelike lobes that may harden into bristles with age. The calyces are coated in long hairs. The flower has a pink corolla 1 or 1.5 centimeters long." - Wikipedia
Grassy area outside Oak forest. This is not native and is considered invasive. "It is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa." - Wikipedia
"The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems. Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of Trifolium hirtum as moderate (plant profile)." - CalFlora
Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2012
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