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Trifolium bifidum

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Trifolium bifidum
Colour photo of a Notchleaf Clover (Trifolium bifidum). it has small hairs on the stem and small pink flowers
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. bifidum
Binomial name
Trifolium bifidum

Trifolium bifidum is a species of clover known by the common names notchleaf clover[1] and pinole clover. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California, where it grows in many types of habitat. 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 long, usually with notches in the tips. The inflorescence is a head of flowers up to 1.5 centimeters 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 a centimeter long. The flowers droop on the head as they age.

Subspecies

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Trifolium bifidum is often discussed as comprising two varieties. These are:

  • T. bifidum var. bifidum
  • T. bifidum var. decipiens

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trifolium bifidum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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