Wildlife
Small-headed clover
Trifolium microcephalum
Habitat
Travelers' Rest
Conservation
Weedy
First Observed
1806-07-02
The small flower clusters may have attracted Lewis to this plant as much as an interest in potential forage crops.
Journal References
14 journal entries mention Small-headed clover
Aug
8
1805
Lewis: August 8, 1805
...ntioned. I observe a considerable
quantity of the buffaloe clover in the bottoms. the sunflower, flax, green
swoard, thistle and several species of the rye grass so...
Aug
8
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805
... each
Side covred with high grass thissels Sun flowers Some clover and
different kinds of herbs &. C. at noon R. Fields who had been
hunting for Shannon returned to u...
Aug
16
1805
Clark: August 16, 1805
...the
Yellow Current are also Common I observe the long leaf Clover in great
plenty in the vallie below this vallieSome fiew tres on the river
no timber on the hills...
Aug
16
1805
Lewis: August 16, 1805
...everal bad rapids. considerable
quantities of the buffaloe clover grows along the narrow bottoms through
which they passed. there was no timber except a few scatiri...
Aug
18
1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1805
...small
branches, but no timber. There is plenty of grass and clover,
and also some flax all along it. The Indians all except 5 went
on ahead. We travelled 15 miles and...
Aug
27
1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 27, 1805
...ome flax growing in the bot-
toms on this river, but saw no clover or timothy, as I had seen
on the Missouri and Jefferson river. There is a kind of wild
sage or hyss...
Mar
11
1806
Clark: March 11, 1806
... they had been directed last
evening. we once more live in Clover; Anchovies fresh Sturgeon and
Wappatoe. the latter Sergt. Pryor had also procured a fiew and broug...
Mar
11
1806
Lewis: March 11, 1806
...ey had been directed the last evening. we once more live in clover;
Anchovies fresh Sturgeon and Wappetoe. the latter Sergt. Pryor had also
procured and brought wit...
Apr
26
1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — Patrick Gass: April 26, 1806
...beautiful appearance. On these plains there is a species of
clover, as large as any I have seen, and has a large red hand-
some blossom. The leaves are not quite so l...
Jul
2
1806
Lewis: July 2, 1806
... can use the
murcury freely. I found two speceis of native clover here, the one with a
very narrow small leaf and a pale red flower, the other nearly as
luxouriant...
Jul
3
1806
Clark: July 3, 1806
...low on the
borders of the Streams. I observed 2 Species of Clover in this vally one
the white Clover Common in the Western parts of the U. States, the other
Specie...
Jul
3
1806
Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 3, 1806
...we halted to dine at a branch and bottom
of fine feed white clover &C. proceeded on the plains partly
covd with pitch pine timber. Saw a number of deer, in the
evenin...
Jul
7
1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 7, 1806
...ng the valley, which is very
beautiful with a great deal of clover in its plains. Having
gone about five miles, we crossed the main branch of the
river, which comes i...
Sep
18
1806
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
..., 204; mentioned,
179, 180, 193, 194
Clear-water river, 112
Clover, 126, 257
Clover, red, description of, 220
Columbia plains, 211, 216, 219
Columbia river, explorati...