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Trifolium gymnocarpon

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Trifolium gymnocarpon
var. plummerae

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. gymnocarpon
Binomial name
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Trifolium gymnocarpon subsp. plummerae (S.Watson) J.M.Gillett (1972)
    • Trifolium gymnocarpon var. plummerae (S.Watson) J.S.Martin (1946)
    • Trifolium gymnocarpon f. plummerae (S.Watson) McDermott (1910)
    • Trifolium gymnocarpon var. subcaulescens (A.Gray) A.Nelson (1909)
    • Trifolium nemorale Greene (1900)
    • Trifolium plummerae S.Watson (1880)
    • Trifolium plummeri Lemmon ex Lojac. (1883)
    • Trifolium subcaulescens A.Gray (1861)

Trifolium gymnocarpon is a species of clover known by the common name hollyleaf clover.[3]

It is native to the western United States, from California to New Mexico, and Oregon to Montana. It can be found in many types of habitat, including sagebrush scrub.

Description

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Trifolium gymnocarpon is a small perennial herb with stems spreading along the ground to form a flat mat or clump. The leaves are each made up of 3 hairy leaflets with serrated edges (sometimes, due to a genetic mutation that is relatively common in this species, clovers with 4 or 5 leaflets may also be seen). The inflorescence is an umbel of flowers spreading out or flexing downward. The flower is roughly a centimeter long and dull pink or brownish in color.

Subspecies

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  • Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae — Plummer's clover, an Endangered species within California, but the subspecies is apparently secure, considering populations outside California.[4]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Trifolium gymnocarpon". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Trifolium gymnocarpon Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trifolium gymnocarpon​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae . accessed 2.28.2016.
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