Biology:Trifolium oliganthum

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Short description: Species of legume

Trifolium oliganthum
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Scientific classification edit
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
Steud.

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

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7841549 entry