Trifolium oliganthum

Trifolium oliganthum
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. oliganthum
Binomial name
Trifolium oliganthum

Trifolium oliganthum is a species of clover known by the common name fewflower clover.[1]

Description

Trifolium oliganthum is an annual herb growing upright in form. The leaves are made up of variously shaped leaflets measuring 1 to 2 centimeters (1⁄2 to 3⁄4 in) in length, and toothed stipules.

The inflorescence is a head of flowers no more than 1 cm wide. At its base is a fused involucre of bracts. Each flower has a calyx of sepals which may have a forked tip. The flower corolla is under 1 cm in length.

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to western coastal and montane North America from British Columbia to California, the Sierra Nevada, and to Baja California, where it occurs in many types of habitat.

References

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


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