familyFabaceae
subfamilyFabaceae subfam. Faboideae
genusTrifolium
speciesTrifolium monanthum
subspeciesTrifolium monanthum subsp. grantianum
Trifolium monanthum subsp. grantianum
Canad. J. Bot. 58: 1434. 1980.
Basionym: Trifolium grantianum A. Heller Muhlenbergia 1: 136. 1906
Synonyms: T. monanthum var. grantianum (A. Heller) Parish T. simulans House
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs mat-forming, glabrous or sparsely hairy; stems from thin to thick woody roots, rhizomes slender, white. Leaflet blades oblanceolate or elliptic, margins setose, apex acute. Peduncles bent upwards at steep angle distally. Inflorescences 1–5-flowered.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Wet meadows, stream banks, marshes, snowbelt areas.
Elevation: 1700–3100 m.
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
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.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.