Trifolium albopurpureum
Trifolium albopurpureum is a species of clover known by the common name rancheria clover.[1]
| Trifolium albopurpureum | |
|---|---|
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| with Lasthenia californica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. albopurpureum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium albopurpureum | |
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.
Description
Trifolium albopurpureum is an annual herb growing decumbent or erect in form. The leaflets are 1 to 3 centimeters long, and the herbage is hairy. The inflorescence is a spike of flowers measuring 0.5 to 2 centimeters wide. Each flower has a calyx of sepals 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
References
- "Trifolium albopurpureum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- "Jepson Manual Treatment for Trifolium albopurpureum". Jepson Interchange. Regents of the University of California. 1993. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- "PLANTS Profile for Trifolium albopurpureum" (Online Database). PLANTS Database. USDA NRCS. Retrieved 25 April 2011.