Trifolium bolanderi
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| Trifolium bolanderi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Trifolieae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. bolanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium bolanderi A.Gray |
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Trifolium bolanderi is a species of clover known by the common names Bolander's clover and parasol clover. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the meadows of the Sierra Nevada.
[edit] Description
Trifolium bolanderi is a perennial herb growing in clumps with upright stems and mostly hairless herbage. The leaves are arranged around the base of the stem. Each is made up of oval leaflets with toothed edges.
The inflorescence is a head of flowers 1 or 2 centimeters wide, the flowers soon drooping to hang from the head in a parasol-shaped arrangement. Each flower has a calyx of dark purple or black sepals that contrasts with the pale pinkish corolla. The tubular corolla measures just over a centimeter long.
[edit] External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Trifolium bolanderi
- USDA Plants Profile: Trifolium bolanderi
- Trifolium bolanderi - Photo gallery
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