Trifolium variegatum

Trifolium variegatum
	Trifolium variegatum at Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, California, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Trifolieae
Genus:	Trifolium
Species:	T. variegatum
Binomial name
	Trifolium variegatum; Nutt.
Synonyms
	Trifolium appendiculatum; Trifolium geminiflorum; Trifolium melananthum; Trifolium polyodon; Trifolium trilobatum

Trifolium variegatum is a species of clover known by the common name whitetip clover.^[1] It is native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia to Baja California, where it occurs in many types of habitat.

Description

Trifolium variegatum is a variable plant, taking many forms. It is an annual or possibly sometimes perennial herb growing prostrate to upright in form, thin to fleshy and usually hairless in texture. The leaves are made up of usually three variously-shaped leaflets with serrated edges.

The inflorescence is a headlike cluster containing a single flower or many flowers in a cluster over 2 centimeters wide. At its base is a fused involucre of bracts. Each flower has a calyx of sepals narrowing to bristle-like tips. The flower corolla is generally purplish in color and usually has a white tip.

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trifolium variegatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trifolium variegatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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