Trifolium albopurpureum

Trifolium albopurpureum
with Lasthenia californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. albopurpureum
Binomial name
Trifolium albopurpureum

Trifolium albopurpureum is a species of clover known by the common name rancheria clover.[1]

Description

Trifolium albopurpureum is an annual herb growing decumbent or erect in form. The leaflets are 1 to 3 centimetres (1⁄2 to 1+1⁄4 in) long, and the herbage is hairy.

The inflorescence is a spike of flowers measuring 0.5 to 2 cm (1⁄4 to 3⁄4 in) wide. Each flower has a group of sepals (a calyx) with narrow lobes that taper into a bristle-shaped point and are coated in long hairs. Within the calyx is the flower corolla, which is purple and white in color.

Subspecies

Trifolium albopurpureum is often discussed as comprising three varieties. These are:

  • Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum
  • Trifolium albopurpureum var. dichotomum
  • Trifolium albopurpureum var. olivaceum

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia, California and the Sierra Nevada to Baja California. It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including chaparral and woodlands, grasslands, forests, and montane locales.

References

  1. ↑ NRCS. "Trifolium albopurpureum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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