Taxon Details

Trifolium palmeri

southern island clover

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Taxon Summary:

Trifolium palmeri, commonly known as southern island clover, is a annual herb in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 10 to 180 meters. Trifolium palmeri is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Trifolium palmeri S. Watson
Common Name: southern island clover
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB40102
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Trifolium gracilentum T. & G. var. palmeri (Wats.) L.F. McDermott
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
10 - 180 meters
35 - 590 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Rediscovered on SCT and SNI islands in 1978. Known on ANA Isl. from one small occurrence discovered in 1996. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 11:105-148 (1876) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Isla Guadalupe, Baja (GU)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), San Nicolas Island (3311924), Santa Barbara Island (3311848), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina West (3311845)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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