I live in C.A. and I have at some places seen a carpet like growth of tiny clovers about 1/4 or 1/3 of the size of regular clovers, I usually find them growing in very moist, shaded places where moss grows very well. I have seen it grow under bushes, behind brick walls, and under concrete steps. I love the plant but don't know what it is called, it's oh so green. I love moss also ;)
2007-10-06 12:21:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
There is a native clover called trifolium depauperatum (balloon clover) and the flowerheads are dense with many small white flowers which are only about 1/4" . The genus trifolium is composed of about 300 species-most of them in the northern hemisphere.
T. depauperatum occurs in oist areas, including vernal pools, throughout the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills as well as the California Coast to the Cascades. Trifolium means "3 leafed" and depauperatum means "dwarfed".
Addendum (one day later): It could also be a little plant called "Pussypaws" calyptridium umbellatum http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dpussy%2520paws%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dslv8-&w=640&h=480&imgurl=www.timetotrack.com%2Fjay%2Fmtns%2Fppawsm.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timetotrack.com%2Fjay%2Fmtns%2Fppawsm.htm&size=102.5kB&name=ppawsm.jpg&p=pussy+paws&type=jpeg&no=11&tt=494&oid=08604ba3202029a4&ei=UTF-8
2007-10-06 13:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by fair2midlynn 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
You could try looking up a picture of wood sorrel. I think this probably is not correct but the wood sorrel that grows in my mossy places starts out very small but quickly spreads. The leaves look very much like clover leaves and the flower is a delicate yellow. My domain is Michigan but I thought your description might apply.
2007-10-06 22:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would second the trifolium, although I am guessing it is an introduced (non-native) weedy species, not necessarily the native species. Weeds can be pretty too! What do I know though :)?!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover
The only other thing that looks like it slightly (has three leaflets like that) is Oxalis... but that tends to be larger...
This website is AWESOME and has plants by common name and scientific name... http://www.calflora.org/ Type in trifolium and you should get some nice stuff...
2007-10-06 21:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Vida 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
EDITED:
Photo of
Trifolium depauperatum
cowbag clover
http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=trde_001_ahp.tif
Popular Consensus is voting on this one so now you have a couple of good photos to decided which it is.
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It might be Dichondra!
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2007-10-06 19:38:36 · answer #4 · answered by LucySD 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋