Biology:Trifolium eriocephalum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. eriocephalum
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Trifolium eriocephalum is a species of clover known by the common name woollyhead clover[1] or hairy head clover.
Distribution
The plant is native to the north-western United States, and to California , Nevada, and Utah.
It is a common plant of several types of habitat, including Coast redwood forest, coastal prairie, mixed evergreen forest, and yellow pine forest.[2]
Description
Trifolium eriocephalum is a hairy perennial herb producing an upright, unbranched stem. The leaves are made up of oval leaflets up to 4 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a head of flowers up to 3 centimeters long with flowers spreading and soon drooping. The flower has a densely hairy, tubular calyx of sepals with long, narrow linear lobes that may bend outward. The white or yellowish corolla may be up to 1.4 centimeters long.
Subspecies
- Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii — Cusick's clover, Great Basin region.[3]
- Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. eriocephalum [4]
References
- ↑ "Trifolium eriocephalum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TRER2. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Calflora: Trifolium eriocephalum
- ↑ Calflora: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii
- ↑ Calflora: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. eriocephalum
External links
- Calflora Database: Trifolium eriocephalum (Woollyhead clover)
- USDA Plants Profile for Trifolium eriocephalum (woollyhead clover)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trifolium eriocephalum var. eriocephalum[no|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- Washington Burke Museum
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Trifolium eriocephalum
Wikidata ☰ Q5234626 entry
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