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''Trifolium longipes'' is a species of
clover Clovers, also called trefoils, are plants of the genus ''Trifolium'' (), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with the highest diversit ...
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 In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
herb with leaves made up of 2 to 5 leaflets which vary in shape. The
inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...
is a head of flowers up to 3 centimeters wide with white to purplish or bicolored corollas.


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Calflora Database: ''Trifolium longipes''Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Trifolium longipes''Washington Burke MuseumUC CalPhotos gallery: ''Trifolium longipes''
longipes Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of California Flora of New Mexico Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Rocky Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Trifolieae-stub