Trifolium longipes

Trifolium longipes

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. longipes
Binomial name
Trifolium longipes
Subspecies
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. atrorubens (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. caurinum (Piper) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. elmeri (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. hansenii (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. longipes
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. multipedunculatum (P.B.Kenn.) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. neurophyllum (Greene) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. oreganum (Howell) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. pedunculatum (Rydb.) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. pygmaeum (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. reflexum (A.Nelson) J.M.Gillett
  • Trifolium longipes subsp. shastense (House) J.M.Gillett

Trifolium longipes is a species of clover known by the common name longstalk clover. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in many types of habitats such as meadows, valleys, lower mountains, and subalpine slopes. There are many subspecies and varieties which exist in different regions and differ slightly in appearance. In general, it is a perennial herb with leaves made up of 2 to 5 leaflets which vary in shape. The inflorescence is a head of flowers up to 3 centimeters wide with white to purplish or bicolored corollas.