Trifolium albopurpureum
Species of flowering plant
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Trifolium albopurpureum is a species of clover known by the common name rancheria clover.[1]
| Trifolium albopurpureum | |
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| with Lasthenia californica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. albopurpureum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium albopurpureum | |
Description
Trifolium albopurpureum is an annual herb growing decumbent or erect in form. The leaflets are 1 to 3 centimetres (1⁄2 to 1+1⁄4 in) long, and the herbage is hairy.
The inflorescence is a spike of flowers measuring 0.5 to 2 cm (1⁄4 to 3⁄4 in) wide. Each flower has a group of sepals (a calyx) with narrow lobes that taper into a bristle-shaped point and are coated in long hairs. Within the calyx is the flower corolla, which is purple and white in color.
Subspecies
Trifolium albopurpureum is often discussed as comprising three varieties. These are:
- Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum
- Trifolium albopurpureum var. dichotomum
- Trifolium albopurpureum var. olivaceum
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia, California and the Sierra Nevada to Baja California. It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including chaparral and woodlands, grasslands, forests, and montane locales.
