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Trifolium trichocalyx

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Trifolium trichocalyx

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. trichocalyx
Binomial name
Trifolium trichocalyx

Trifolium trichocalyx is a species of clover[1] known by the common name Monterey clover.[2]

Distribution

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Trifolium trichocalyx is endemic to Monterey County, California, where it is known only from the Monterey Peninsula, in a closed-cone pine forest habitat.[3]

It occurs in the Del Monte Forest with flora associates Potentilla hickmanii and Piperia yadonii.[4] This species is listed as endangered by the U.S. Federal Government and the state of California.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trifolium trichocalyx​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009. Monterey Cypress: Cupressus macrocarpa, GlobalTwitcher.com ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
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