Although most of the clovers make good forage crops, many are too small to have any real value. Low hop clover is an annual generally found in pastures, lawns and waste places. It seldom reaches a foot in height and in turf it grows much shorter. Many times it is confused with black medic, which has smaller yellow flowers and a more prostrate growth habit. Low hop clover has hairy, reclining stems that grow from three to twelve inches in length. The terminal leaflet of each leaf is on a short stem. Flowers are a bright yellow. They are larger than black medic and arranged in loose clusters. Each individual flower produces a single seed.