Trifolium gracilentum is a species of clover known by the common names pinpoint clover[1] and slender clover.[2] It is native to western North America including the west coast of the United States and northwestern Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. It is an annual herb growing prostrate to erect in form with mostly hairless or slightly hairy herbage. The leaves are made up of lance-shaped to oval leaflets. The inflorescence is an umbel of flowers that spread out or flex downward. The flowers have pink or purple corollas less than a centimeter long.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. gracilentum
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One variety of this species, var. palmeri, is a rare plant limited to the Channel Islands of California; it is sometimes treated as a species in its own right, Trifolium palmeri.[3]
Subspecies
editTrifolium gracilentum used to be classified with two varieties:
- Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum
- Trifolium gracilentum var. palmeri
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trifolium gracilentum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Trifolium gracilentum (Graceful clover, Pin point clover, Pinpoint clover)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trifolium gracilentum
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Trifolium gracilentum
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