Trifolium breweri
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Trifolium breweri is a species of clover
known by the common name forest clover. It is native to Oregon
and northern California
, where it grows in forests, roadsides, and other habitat.
is an umbel
-shaped head of flowers 1 or 2 centimeters wide, the flowers often spreading out or drooping. The flower has a pinkish or yellowish corolla under a centimeter long in a calyx of sepal
s with long, narrow lobes.
Clover
Clover , or trefoil, is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes...
known by the common name forest clover. It is native to Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in forests, roadsides, and other habitat.
Description
Trifolium breweri is a perennial herb growing upright or decumbent in form, with hairy herbage. The leaves are made up of smooth-edged or toothed oval leaflets. The inflorescenceInflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is an umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
-shaped head of flowers 1 or 2 centimeters wide, the flowers often spreading out or drooping. The flower has a pinkish or yellowish corolla under a centimeter long in a calyx of sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s with long, narrow lobes.