familyFabaceae
subfamilyFabaceae subfam. Faboideae
genusTrifolium
speciesTrifolium monanthum
subspeciesTrifolium monanthum subsp. tenerum
Trifolium monanthum subsp. tenerum
Canad. J. Bot. 58: 1436. 1980.
Endemic
Basionym: Trifolium tenerum Eastwood Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 81. 1902
Synonyms: T. monanthum var. eastwoodianum J. S. Martin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs decumbent to ascending, densely hairy; stems from thickened woody taproots, rhizomes absent. Leaflet blades oblanceolate or elliptic, margins serrate or setose, apex acute. Peduncles bent upwards at steep angle distally. Inflorescences 1–7-flowered.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Wet meadows, stream banks, marshes, snowbelt areas.
Elevation: 1600–3300 m.
Discussion
Subspecies tenerum is known from the Sierra Nevada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.