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Trifolium oliganthum

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Trifolium oliganthum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. oliganthum
Binomial name
Trifolium oliganthum

Trifolium oliganthum is a species of clover known by the common name fewflower clover.[1] It is native to western coastal and montane North America from British Columbia to California, the Sierra Nevada, and to Baja California, where it occurs in many types of habitat.

Description

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Trifolium oliganthum is an annual herb growing upright in form. The leaves are made up of variously shaped leaflets measuring 1 to 2 centimeters in length, and toothed stipules. The inflorescence is a head of flowers no more than a centimeter wide. At its base is a fused involucre of bracts. Each flower has a calyx of sepals which may have a forked tip. The flower corolla is under a centimeter in length.

References

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