Trifolium siskiyouense
Trifolium siskiyouense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Trifolium |
Species: | T. siskiyouense
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Binomial name | |
Trifolium siskiyouense J.M.Gillett
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Trifolium siskiyouense, the Siskiyou clover, is a clover species endemic to the Klamath Mountains in the western United States.[2]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Tropicos
- ^ NRCS. "Trifolium siskiyouense". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ BONAP's (Biota of North America Program) North American Plant Atlas
- ^ 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.