Taxon Report

Trifolium lemmonii Wats.

Lemmon's clover

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Trifolium lemmonii Wats.
Common Name:
Lemmon's clover
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB401C0
USDA Plants Symbol: TRLE2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul May-Jul
Elevation: 1500-1830 (4920-6005)
General Habitats: Great Basin scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 0
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Lake (4012025), Babcock Peak (4012015), Calpine (3912064), Crocker Mtn. (3912084), Frenchman Lake (3912082), Grizzly Valley (3912085), McKesick Peak (4012012), Portola (3912074), Sierraville (3912053), Squaw Valley Peak (4012014), Stony Ridge (4012024)

Notes

Threatened by development and agricultural conversion. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 11:127 (1876) for original description, Canadian Journal of Botany 50:1975-2007 (1972) for taxonomic treatment, and Four Seasons 4:22-23 (1974) for discussion of rediscovery (1972).
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 7 January 2025].