Taxon Report

Trifolium piorkowskii Rand. Morgan & A.L. Barber

maverick clover

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©2018 Al Keuter

Classification


Scientific Name:	Trifolium piorkowskii Rand. Morgan & A.L. Barber
Common Name:	maverick clover
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB40410
USDA Plants Symbol:	TRPI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	160-680 (525-2230)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Lower montane coniferous forest, Valley and foothill grassland, Vernal pools
Microhabitat:	Clay, Openings, Streambanks (often), Volcanic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from CBR to 1B.2 on 2018-01-30 Considered But Rejected on 2016-11-10

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	5
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	5

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Oak Run (4012261), Redding (4012254), Shingletown (4012148), Tuscan Buttes Ne (4012241)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Possibly threatened by grazing, trampling, vehicles, and mining. Similar to, and previously identified as, T. fucatum. See Novon 23(1):65-69 (2014) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2018-01-30

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].