Trifolium gracilentum
species of plant
Trifolium gracilentum is a species of clover known by the common names pinpoint clover and slender clover.
Description
It is an annual herb growing prostrate to erect in form with mostly hairless or slightly hairy herbage. The leaves are made up of lance-shaped to oval leaflets. The inflorescence is an umbel of flowers that spread out or flex downward. The flowers have pink or purple corollas less than 1 centimeter (3⁄8 in) long.
Varieties
Trifolium gracilentum used to be classified with two varieties:
Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum
Trifolium gracilentum var. palmeriOne variety of this species, var. palmeri, is a rare plant limited to the Channel Islands of California; it is sometimes treated as a species in its own right, Trifolium palmeri.
Distribution and habitat
It is native to western North America including the west coast of the United States and northwestern Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas.
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