rancheria clover

Trifolium albopurpureum

Member of clovers (genus Trifolium)
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

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• corolla ≤ calyx
• calyx lobes > tube, plumose
• leaflets oblanceolate to obovate, length 1.2–3 × width
• corolla purple with white tips
• calyx 4–8 mm, lobes 3–6.5 mm
• resembles tomcat clover and rose clover
• hairy
• Leaflets: 3, palmate, 1–3 cm, oblanceolate to obovate
• Bracts: none
• Inflorescence: spike, 5–20 mm wide, ovate to short-cylindric
• Calyx: 4–8 mm, lobes 3–6.5 mm, > tube, tapered or bristle-like, plumose
• Corolla: 5–8 mm, ≤ calyx, purple and white

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Santa Teresa CP

Months:

• Apr.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Trifolium albopurpureum → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora