Errors and corrections gratefully receivedCommon Name: Brown Clover
Family: Pea - Fabaceae (Papilioaceae)
Genus: Trifolium
Species: badium
Date Taken: 03/09/2004
Altitude: 2295m
Area: Valais
Walking Notes: Schwarzsee, Stafelalp, moraine to Schönbiel Hut path, back to junction of Höhbalmen and Schönbiel path. Down past waterfall to Kalbermatten High level path back from Zmutt.
Location: Taken on path from Schwarzsee to Stafelalp just above Stafelalp
Flower Notes: 8-25cm tall; leaves consisting of three leaflets, oval; heads multi-flowered, spherical to obovate, 1.3-2cm long, golden-yellow, turning brown when old. Meadows, pastures; calciferous soils. 800-2700m, flowering time 7-8. Rather common.