Trifolium breweri

Trifolium breweri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. breweri
Binomial name
Trifolium breweri

Trifolium breweri, which has the common names forest clover[1] and Brewer's clover, is a perennial clover that is native to mixed evergreen forests and coastal coniferous forests in Southern Oregon and California.

It belongs to the family Fabaceae, known for containing peas and other legumes.[2] Its genus, Trifolium, which translates to “three leaf”, has a cosmopolitan distribution; the densest of which is found in the Northern Hemisphere.[1]

  1. ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trifolium breweri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ Trifolium breweri - Forest clover - Discover Life