Rose clover

Trifolium hirtum

Short to medium statured nitrogen-fixing annual legume with pink flowers. Adapted to well-drained, strongly acidic to moderately alkaline soils on dry, infertile sites. More drought tolerant than other annual clovers. Seedling vigor is lower than Crimson clover (T. incarnatum). Used to enhance marginal dryland pastures and as a low growing, self-perpetuating cover crop in vineyards and orchards, requiring little management. Highly nutritious and palatable. May become weedy, invading nearby areas; till, cut or graze before seed-set where necessary.