Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5334.JPG-07-09-2025
Flower name (scientific): Trifolium aureum
Flower name (common): Golden Clover
Family name (common): Pea
Family name (scientific): Fabaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 8 to 20 inches ( 20. to 51. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaf, leaflets obovate to elliptic-lanceolate.
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Biennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Grant, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Waukesha, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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