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shasta clover

Siskiyou clover

Habit Plants perennial, leaves basal and cauline, ± erect, loosely cespitose, 15–45 cm, glabrous; branched. Plants perennial, erect 20–50 cm, glabrous; sparsely branched; roots tuberous, rhizomes elongate, slender.
Leaves

palmate;

leaflets 3, lanceolate or elliptic, 5–20 × 3–13 mm, bases cuneate;

margins serrate;

veins prominent;

tips acute, apiculate;

surfaces glabrous;

petioles 5–120 mm;

petiolules ~1 mm;

stipules ovate-lanceolate, 5–20 mm;

margins entire, sometimes lobed;

tips acute to acuminate.

palmate;

leaflets 3, obovate, oblanceolate, or elliptic, 8–30 × 5–7 mm, bases cuneate;

margins finely serrulate;

veins fine or thickened distally;

tips acute, mucronate, or retuse;

surfaces glabrous;

petioles 16–24 mm;

petiolules ~0.5 mm;

stipules lanceolate, 8–15 mm;

margins entire to slightly lacerate;

tips acuminate.

Inflorescences

terminal or axillary, 15–30-flowered; ellipsoidal or conical, 15–20 × 10–30 mm;

rachises prolonged beyond flowers, undivided or forked, often bearing cluster of sterile flower buds distally;

involucres absent;

bracteoles minute, lanceolate.

mostly terminal, sometimes axillary, 30–50-flowered, subglobose, 12–18 × 15–20 mm;

involucres shallowly bowl-shaped, deeply lobed ? ? of length;

lobes irregular to bifurcate, 18–22 mm;

bracteoles linear, 1–2 mm.

Peduncles

20–130 mm, slightly twisted distally.

28–34 mm.

Pedicels

strongly reflexed; ~0.5 mm.

straight, 0.5–0.8 mm.

Flowers

12–14 mm;

calyces campanulate, 3–3.5 mm, pink to purple, glabrous;

veins 10 (5 sometimes faint);

tubes 1.5–1.7 mm;

lobes triangular-subulate, subequal;

orifices open;

corollas 12–14 mm, pink to deep purple;

banners oblong, 12–14 × 4–5 mm;

tips rounded or retuse.

10–13 mm;

calyces tubular, 0.5–0.6 mm, glabrous;

veins 10;

tubes ~2 mm;

lobes ± equal, 3–4 mm; abaxial lobes > tube; other lobes often also as long;

orifices open;

corollas 9–12 mm, white to purple;

banners oblong, 0.7–1.2 × 2–3 mm;

tips retuse.

Fruits

longitudinally dehiscent, obliquely ellipsoid; ~5 mm; ? calyces.

oblong, 2–4 mm.

Seeds

1–2, flattened-ovoid, 2–3 mm, brown, often purple-mottled; smooth.

2–4, subglobose or mitten-shaped; ~1.5 mm, brown; smooth.

2n

=16.

Trifolium productum

Trifolium siskiyouense

Distribution
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Discussion

Open coniferous woods, streambanks, grassy meadows, rocky areas. Flowering May–Aug. 1200–2400 m. BR, Casc, ECas. CA, NV. Native.

Trifolium productum is most morphologically similar to T. kingii but differs from the latter by its glabrous calyx and a rachis that is elongated beyond the flowers ? 15 mm and is apically forked (Zohary & Heller 1984). Trifolium productum is geographically isolated from T. kingii. The former is restricted to northern California, western Oregon, and western Nevada, while the latter is restricted to Utah and eastern Nevada (Gillett 1972).

Wet meadows, grassy hillsides. Flowering May–Aug. 400–1500 m. Casc, Sisk. CA. Native.

Trifolium siskiyouense is restricted to a small geographical region in Shasta and Siskiyou counties, California, and Josephine County, Oregon. It is difficult to distinguish from Trifolium wormskioldii without underground parts (showing the tubers) but can be separated from the latter by deeply cut involucral segments, long-lobed, slender calyces, and the combination of long wing petals and short keel petals, with the wings 0.1–0.2 mm > the keel (Gillett 1980).

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 736
Michael Vincent
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 738
Michael Vincent
Sibling taxa
T. albopurpureum, T. angustifolium, T. appendiculatum, T. arvense, T. aureum, T. barbigerum, T. beckwithii, T. bifidum, T. breweri, T. campestre, T. cernuum, T. ciliolatum, T. cyathiferum, T. depauperatum, T. dichotomum, T. douglasii, T. dubium, T. echinatum, T. eriocephalum, T. fragiferum, T. fucatum, T. glomeratum, T. gymnocarpon, T. hirtum, T. howellii, T. hybridum, T. incarnatum, T. latifolium, T. leibergii, T. longipes, T. macraei, T. macrocephalum, T. microcephalum, T. microdon, T. obtusiflorum, T. oliganthum, T. owyheense, T. plumosum, T. pratense, T. repens, T. resupinatum, T. retusum, T. siskiyouense, T. striatum, T. subterraneum, T. suffocatum, T. tomentosum, T. variegatum, T. vesiculosum, T. willdenovii, T. wormskioldii
T. albopurpureum, T. angustifolium, T. appendiculatum, T. arvense, T. aureum, T. barbigerum, T. beckwithii, T. bifidum, T. breweri, T. campestre, T. cernuum, T. ciliolatum, T. cyathiferum, T. depauperatum, T. dichotomum, T. douglasii, T. dubium, T. echinatum, T. eriocephalum, T. fragiferum, T. fucatum, T. glomeratum, T. gymnocarpon, T. hirtum, T. howellii, T. hybridum, T. incarnatum, T. latifolium, T. leibergii, T. longipes, T. macraei, T. macrocephalum, T. microcephalum, T. microdon, T. obtusiflorum, T. oliganthum, T. owyheense, T. plumosum, T. pratense, T. productum, T. repens, T. resupinatum, T. retusum, T. striatum, T. subterraneum, T. suffocatum, T. tomentosum, T. variegatum, T. vesiculosum, T. willdenovii, T. wormskioldii
Synonyms Trifolium kingii, Trifolium kingii var. productum
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