Trifolium ciliolatum
Species of flowering plant
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Trifolium ciliolatum is a species of clover known by the common name foothill clover.[1]
| Trifolium ciliolatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. ciliolatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium ciliolatum | |
Description
It is an annual herb growing erect in form, with hairless herbage. The leaves are made up of toothed oval leaflets and have bristle-tipped stipules. The inflorescence is a head of flowers 1–2 centimeters (1⁄2–3⁄4 in) wide, the flowers often spreading out or drooping. The flower has a calyx of bristle-like sepals lined with hairs and a pinkish or purplish corolla.
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California.
It is a common plant of many regions, including disturbed habitat.
Uses
The seeds and vegetation of this plant were a common food of many local Native American groups.[2]
