Trifolium siskiyouense

Trifolium siskiyouense
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
	Trifolium wormskioldii var. siskiyouense (J.M. Gillett) Isely;

Trifolium siskiyouense, the Siskiyou clover, is a clover species endemic to the Klamath Mountains in the western United States.^[2]

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[]

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^ "Trifolium siskiyouense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ BONAP's (Biota of North America Program) North American Plant Atlas
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

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[2] "Trifolium siskiyouense". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[3] BONAP's (Biota of North America Program) North American Plant Atlas

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[5] Gillett, John Montague. 1980. Taxonomy of Trifolium (Leguminosae). V. The perennial species of section Involucrarium. Canadian Journal of Botany 58: 1425–1448.

[6] Isely, Duane. 1998. Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States 936.

[7] Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. Genus ~Trifolium~ i–x, 1–606. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.

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