Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Tribe Trifolieae Scientific name Trifolium albopurpureum Rank Species | Order Fabales Subfamily Faboideae Genus Trifolium Higher classification Clover | |
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Similar Clover, Trifolium ciliolatum, Trifolium microcephalum, Trifolium howellii, Trifolium gymnocarpon | ||
Trifolium albopurpureum is a species of clover known by the common name rancheria clover.
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It is native to the west coast and 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: