Trifolium macrocephalum |
Trifolium albopurpureum |
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big-head clover, large-head clover |
Rancheria clover |
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Habit | Pubescent perennial from a thick root and rhizomes, the stems erect, 1-3 dm. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaves with 5-9 leaflets, these rather thick, oblanceolate to obcordate, 1.5-2.5 cm. long; stipules ovate-lanceolate, their margins lacerate. |
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Flowers | Heads mostly solitary and terminal, 3-5 cm. broad and long, the peduncles exceeding the leaves; flowers 22-28 mm. long, pale pinkish to rose-pink, spreading to erect, the pedicels very short; calyx 2/3 as long as the corolla, the 5 teeth awl-shaped, plumose, many times as long as the tube. |
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Fruits | Pod 1-seeded. |
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Trifolium macrocephalum |
Trifolium albopurpureum |
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Flowering time | April-June | May-June |
Habitat | Shrub-steppe, sagebrush desert and ponderosa pine woodlands. | Cliffs, balds, and forest openings at low to moderate elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington, south through eastern Oregon, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Known from only a few scattered locations in Klickitat County in Washington; south-central Washington to California, east to Arizona.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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