familyFabaceae
subfamilyFabaceae subfam. Faboideae
genusTrifolium
speciesTrifolium longipes
subspeciesTrifolium longipes subsp. neurophyllum
Trifolium longipes subsp. neurophyllum
S.W. Rare Endang. Pl. 1995, 262. 1996.
Common names: White Mountain clover
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Trifolium neurophyllum Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 154. 1905
Synonyms: T. longipes var. neurophyllum (Greene) J. S. Martin ex Isely T. rusbyi subsp. neurophyllum (Greene) D. Heller & Zohary
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs 10–46 cm; short-rhizomatous; roots becoming thickened, woody. Inflorescences 35–40-flowered, hemispheric or subglobose, 2–3 cm diam. Pedicels strongly reflexed in fruit, stout, to 1 mm. Flowers 11–14 mm; calyx white-villous, veins and lobes green; corolla purple-violet or lavender, banner apex obtuse. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Open meadows, pine forests.
Elevation: 2300–3000 m.
Discussion
Subspecies neurophyllum, as Trifolium neurophyllum, is listed in NatureServe as a G2 plant of conservation concern. It is found in Apache and Greenlee counties in Arizona, and Catron and Socorro counties in New Mexico.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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