Clover (Purple Prairieclover) (Petalostemon purpureus)

Purple Prairieclover is a perennial, warm season, native legume. Reproduction is from underground stems and seed. 

Plants vary from 1 to 2 feet in height with one to ten stems from a single base. The flowers are cone type growing at the tip of each stem occurring from July to September. Purple Prairieclover starts growing in the spring on the plains and prairies of the United States. 

The nutritious plant is high in protein value, eaten by all livestock, and is easily overgrazed. Spring seeding of Purple Prairieclover should be at a rate of 3 pure live seed pounds per acre, at a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep in a firm seedbed.