Trifolium fucatum
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Bull Clover
Bull Clover, also called sour clover, is a showy annual herb with white or yellowish flowers that have deep purple tips and bloom from April to June. This species has a somewhat mounding habit and grows less than 1 ft. tall.
This species is an excellent choice for bee and butterfly gardens as well as container gardens! It is a larval host plant for several species of butterflies such as the Gray Hairstreak, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, and Shasta Blue among others.It is also a favored edible green (both the leaves and the flowers) of the Mendocino and Pomo peoples.
Lifeform:
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Clay, Loam, Serpentine
Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant
| Ecological Value | Likely larval host of Gray Hairstreak, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, Shasta Blue, Greenish Blue, Persius duskywing, and Clouded Sulphur butterflies among others. |
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| Historical Uses | The leaves and flowers are edible greens, eaten by Mendocino and Pomo peoples. |
| Distribution | California and Oregon |
| Elevation | -3" – 5358" |
| Habitat | Grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas |
| Communities | Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Many plant communities, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, Yellow Pine Forest |