Clover, Tom Cat;  Trifolium willdenovii

Late Bloomer.  Reddish-purple flower heads, white-tipped, spread as they age.  Clovers are food source for several butterflies. Notes:  Pea family, formerly T. tridentatum.  Very common, often creating masses of red-purple in damp, grassy areas.  Sometimes a small plant but often with stems up to 2 feet.  Carl Willdenow was the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden in the early 19th century.  The USDA lists this plant only under the alternate spelling below: Click on species name below to go to USDA for this species. Kingdom Plantae -- Plants     Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants         Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants             Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants                 Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons                     Subclass Rosidae                         Order Fabales                             Family Fabaceae -- Pea family                                 Genus Trifolium L. -- clover                                     Species Trifolium willdenowii Spreng. -- tomcat clover

Clover, Tom Cat  (Trifolium willdenovii),  total span about 1 inch