Flora of North America species comparison

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Trifolium monanthum subsp. parvum

Trifolium monanthum subsp. grantianum
Photo is of parent taxon

small carpet clover
Photo is of parent taxon

Grant's carpet clover
Habit Herbs decumbent to ascending, densely hairy; stems from thickened woody taproots, rhizomes absent. Herbs mat-forming, glabrous or sparsely hairy; stems from thin to thick woody roots, rhizomes slender, white.
Leaflet

blades obovate or oblanceolate, margins dentate, apex rounded.

blades oblanceolate or elliptic, margins setose, apex acute.
Inflorescences

1–9-flowered.

1–5-flowered.
Peduncles

bent upwards at steep angle distally.

bent upwards at steep angle distally.

Trifolium monanthum subsp. parvum

Trifolium monanthum subsp. grantianum
Phenology Flowering Jun–Sep. Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat Wet meadows, stream banks, marshes, snowbelt areas. Wet meadows, stream banks, marshes, snowbelt areas.
Elevation 1500–2900 m. (4900–9500 ft.) 1700–3100 m. (5600–10200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion

Subspecies parvum is known from the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Subspecies grantianum is found in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Tulare counties in California, and the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir in Baja California, Mexico.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Trifolium > Trifolium monanthum Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Trifolium > Trifolium monanthum
Sibling taxa
T. monanthum subsp. grantianum, T. monanthum subsp. monanthum, T. monanthum subsp. tenerum
T. monanthum subsp. monanthum, T. monanthum subsp. parvum, T. monanthum subsp. tenerum
Synonyms T. pauciflorum var. parvum, T. monanthum var. parvum, T. multicaule, T. parvum T. grantianum, T. monanthum var. grantianum, T. simulans
Name authority (Kellogg) J. M. Gillett: Canad. J. Bot. 58: 1435. (1980) (A. Heller) J. M. Gillett: Canad. J. Bot. 58: 1434. (1980)
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