Taxon Report

Trifolium gymnocarpon Nutt.

hollyleaf clover

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Trifolium gymnocarpon Nutt.
Common Name:	hollyleaf clover
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB40110
USDA Plants Symbol:	TRGYP2
Synonyms/Other Names:	Trifolium gymnocarpon var. plummerae Trifolium gymnocarpon Nutt. ssp. plummerae (S. Watson) J.M. Gillett

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun	May-Jun
Elevation:	1500-1920 (4920-6300)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	11
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	3
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	8

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Buckhorn Lake (4012081), Constantia (3912081), Doyle (4012011), Frenchman Lake (3912082), Lake Annie (4112081), Larkspur Hills (4112071), McDonald Peak (4012084), McKesick Peak (4012012), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Ravendale (4012073), Termo (4012074), Whitinger Mtn. (4012086)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	4	36 %
Other	3	27%
Grazing	2	18%

Notes



Does plant occur in SIE Co.? See Botany of California 2:440 (1880) for original description, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 73(4):368 (1946) for revised nomenclature, and Canadian Journal of Botany 50(10):1994-1995 (1972) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].