Trifolium gymnocarpon

A perennial, acaulescent clover found throughout much of the western United States. Common in New Mexico in the northern part of the state, in pinyon/juniper and sagebrush.

Plant habit north of Lumberton, Rio Arriba County, 8 May 2007.

Inflorescences north of Lumberton, 8 May 2007.

A leaf on Devil's Mesa, south of Vaqueros Canyon, Rio Arriba County, 8 May 2007. Plants vary from having three leaflets (the Lumberton plant above) to five (this plant).

Plant habit on Devil's Mesa, 8 May 2007.