Smallhead Clover (Trifolium microcephalum)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Trifolium microcephalum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. — Leaves - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist meadows, sandy river banks and drier hillsides. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)