Trifolium albopurpureum

Trifolium albopurpureum
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 Torr. & A.Gray

Trifolium albopurpureum is a species of clover known by the common name rancheria clover.^[1]

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[]

• "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.

External links[]

• Trifolium albopurpureum - Photo gallery

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