Trifolium longipes subsp. shastense

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Shasta clover is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges and Cascade Range 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 in compact clusters with some blossoms becoming reflexed. Growing in dense tufted clumps with slender stems, it forms low-growing patches across mountain landscapes. Its leaves are composed of three leaflets, each approximately 1.5 to 4 times longer than wide, creating a delicate, intricate foliage pattern. The flowers feature slender pedicels and corollas 1 to 1.2 centimeters long, with petals that taper to acute or attenuate tips.

Habitat: Conifer forest to alpine slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1400-2700 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR.

California counties: Lassen, Shasta, Modoc, Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt

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