Trifolium siskiyouense
Trifolium siskiyouense, the Siskiyou clover, is a clover species endemic to the Klamath Mountains in the western United States.[2]
| Trifolium siskiyouense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. siskiyouense |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium siskiyouense J.M. Gillett | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
The plant species is native to northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, in the Klamath Mountains. It is reported from only 5 counties: Shasta and Siskiyou Counties in California; and Josephine, Douglas and Jackson Counties in Oregon.[3]
The Type specimen was collected in 1904 near Grants Pass in Josephine County, Oregon.[1] Part of its range is protected within the Klamath National Forest.
The plant grows in wet mountain meadows at elevations of 800–1,400 m (2,600–4,600 ft).[4]
Description
Trifolium siskiyouenseis a glabrous, perennial herb with thickened roots but no rhizomes. Leaves are trifoliate with lanceolate stipules; leaflets are elliptic to oblanceolate, up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long. Flowers are white to cream-colored.[4][5][6][7]
References
- Tropicos
- "Trifolium siskiyouense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- BONAP's (Biota of North America Program) North American Plant Atlas
- Jepson Flora Project
- Gillett, John Montague. 1980. Taxonomy of Trifolium (Leguminosae). V. The perennial species of section Involucrarium. Canadian Journal of Botany 58: 1425–1448.
- Isely, Duane. 1998. Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States 936.
- Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. Genus ~Trifolium~ i–x, 1–606. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
