Flora of North America species comparison

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Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum
Photo is of parent taxon

blunt sack clover, dwarf sack clover, truncate sack clover
Inflorescences

0.5–1 cm diam.
Involucres

lobes oblong, ± distinct, often with narrow hyaline margins and raised, parallel veins.
Flowers

3–8 mm.
Legumes

ovoid or obovoid, 2–3 mm, stipes 0.5–1 mm.

Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum
Phenology Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Meadows, grassy slopes, lawns.
Elevation 0–1600 m. (0–5200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

In the flora area, var. truncatum is found in the North Coast Ranges through the Central Valley to southern California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Trifolium > Trifolium depauperatum
Sibling taxa
T. depauperatum var. amplectens, T. depauperatum var. depauperatum
Synonyms T. franciscanum var. truncatum, T. amplectens var. diversifolium, T. amplectens var. stenophyllum, T. amplectens var. truncatum, T. anodon, T. brachyodon, T. decodon, T. depauperatum var. diversifolium, T. depauperatum var. stenophyllum, T. diversifolium, T. fransiscanum, T. minutiflorum, T. stenophyllum, T. truncatum
Name authority (Greene) J. S. Martin ex Isely: Brittonia 32: 56. (1980)
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