Trifolium gracilentum

Plant: Annual, glabrous or slightly hairy; stem prostrate to erect Leaves: cauline, palmately compound; stipules ovate-tapered; leaflets 3, 5-15 mm INFLORESCENCE: umbel, 1-1.5 cm wide, 3-many-flowered, often turned to side; axis often ± exserted; involucre abortive; pedicels 1-2 mm; flowers becoming recurved Flowers: calyx 4-6 mm, glabrous, tube 10-veined, lobes ± 0.5 mm wide at base, > tube, shortly bristle-tipped; corolla 5-7 mm, pink to pink-purple, 9 filaments fused, 1 free Fruit: legume, indehiscent, but often breaking, short, plump, 4-6 mm, > petals; Seeds 1-2 Misc: Open, disturbed, moist or dry places, grassy areas near ocean, sometimes serpentine; < 1800 m.