Trifolium longipes subsp. multipedunculatum

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Many-pediceled clover is a California native perennial found in the Modoc Plateau in conifer forest to alpine slopes at elevations of 1,400 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces lavender to purple flowers with petals tapered to a distinctive beak. Growing in dense tufts with multiple stems, it forms compact clusters typically 10 to 30 centimeters tall. Its leaves are composed of lanceolate to oblanceolate leaflets that are hairy on the undersides while smooth on the upper surfaces, with each leaflet 1.5 to 4 times longer than its width. The plant's flowers gradually become reflexed, creating an intricate and delicate appearance in alpine and subalpine meadows.

Habitat: Conifer forest to alpine slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1400-2700 m

Bioregions: MP

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