Species Details

Trifolium dedeckerae

Dedecker's clover

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Classification

Scientific Name: Trifolium dedeckerae J.M. Gillett
Common Name: Dedecker's clover
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB400Q0
USDA Plants Symbol:	TRDE4
Synonyms/Other Names: Trifolium macilentum Greene var. dedeckerae (Gillett) Barneby Trifolium kingii ssp. dedeckerae

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
2100 - 3500 meters
6890 - 11485 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Pinyon and juniper woodland
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Rocky

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by mining and grazing. A synonym of T. macilentum var. dedeckerae in The Jepson Manual (1993), and T. kingii ssp. dedeckerae in TJM 2. See Madroño 21(7):451-455 (1972) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	21 %
Grazing	2	14%
Non-native plant impacts	1	7%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	1	1	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Mono (MNO), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bartlett (3611841), Bonita Meadows (3611813), Coso Peak (3611726), Crooked Creek (3711841), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Kearsarge Peak (3611873), Lamont Peak (3511871), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Mt. Williamson (3611863), Olancha (3611831), Station Peak (3711851)

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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Presumed Extant

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