Little Hop Clover, Trifolium dubium
Family Legume (Fabaceae) Height 4-12 in.
Color Yellow Flowers Typical clover flower head - tiny.
Blooms April - May (?) Leaves Typical clover - 3 palmate leaves.
Habitat Agricultural and disurbed areas, lawns    

Non-native. A "belly flower." Also called Suckling Clover or Shamrock Clover. One of several common tiny yellow flowers. The Hop Clover flower heads look like tiny yellow versions of typical clover flowers. In the flowers of the Bur Clover, also tiny, you can see the familiar banner and keel of the pea family clearly. You may also find its seeds which are small burs.


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http://www.calflora.org/