Trifolium bifidum
Species of flowering plant
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Trifolium bifidum is a species of clover known by the common names notchleaf clover[1] and pinole clover.
| Trifolium bifidum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. bifidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium bifidum | |
Description
It is an annual herb spreading or growing erect in form. It is lightly hairy to hairless in texture. The leaves are made up of oval leaflets 1 to 2 centimeters (1⁄2 to 3⁄4 in) long, usually with notches in the tips. The inflorescence is a head of flowers up to 1.5 cm wide. Each flower has a calyx of sepals that narrow to bristles covered in long hairs. The flower corolla is yellowish, pinkish, or purple and under 1 cm long. The flowers droop on the head as they age.
Subspecies
Trifolium bifidum is often discussed as comprising two varieties. These are:
- T. bifidum var. bifidum
- T. bifidum var. decipiens
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the western United States from Washington to California, where it grows in many types of habitat.
