Trifolium longipes

Trifolium longipes

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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. longipes
Binomial name
Trifolium longipes
Subspecies[2]
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. atrorubens (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. caurinum (Piper) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. elmeri (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. hansenii (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. longipes
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. multipedunculatum (P.B.Kenn.) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. neurophyllum (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. oreganum (Howell) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. pedunculatum (Rydb.) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. pygmaeum (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. reflexum (A.Nelson) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. shastense (House) J.M.Gillett

Trifolium longipes is a species of clover known by the common name longstalk clover.[3] It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in many types of habitats such as meadows, valleys, lower mountains, and subalpine slopes.[4] There are many subspecies and varieties which exist in different regions and differ slightly in appearance. In general, it is a perennial herb with leaves made up of 2 to 5 leaflets which vary in shape. The inflorescence is a head of flowers up to 3 centimeters wide with white to purplish or bicolored corollas.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Trifolium longipes". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Trifolium longipes Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trifolium longipes​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-07.