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Parry's clover

Leaflet

blades thick.

Inflorescences

ellipsoid, 3–3.7 cm.

Peduncles

thickened.

Involucres

bracteoles relatively large, acute.

Flowers

14–22 mm.

Stipules

1.5–2 cm.

2n

= 32.

Trifolium parryi subsp. salictorum

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Alpine tundra, meadows, grassy slopes, open areas of forests.
Elevation 2700–4100 m. (8900–13500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
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Discussion

Subspecies salictorum is known from Grand, Lake, La Plata, Mineral, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, and Summit counties.

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

Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Trifolium > Trifolium parryi
Sibling taxa
T. parryi subsp. montanense, T. parryi subsp. parryi
Synonyms T. salictorum
Name authority (Greene ex Rydberg) J. M. Gillett: Brittonia 17: 132. (1965)
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