Trifolium gymnocarpon
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Trifolium gymnocarpon | |
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var. plummerae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Trifolium |
Species: | T. gymnocarpon
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Binomial name | |
Trifolium gymnocarpon | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae — Plummer's clover, an Endangered species within California, but the subspecies is apparently secure, considering populations outside California.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Trifolium gymnocarpon". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Trifolium gymnocarpon Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trifolium gymnocarpon". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae . accessed 2.28.2016.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trifolium gymnocarpon.
- Calflora Database: Trifolium gymnocarpon (Hollyleaf clover)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae