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Trifolium parryi
Trifolium parryi A. Gray
Parry's Clover
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: TRPA5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Parry’s Clover is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae), which includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and vines with compound or occasionally simple leaves and flowers usually in clusters. . Taken as a single family, there are about 640 genera and 17,000 species. This enormous family, also known as the bean or legume family, includes many economically important genera: Peas belong to the genus Pisium; beans to Phaseolus; soybeans to Glycine; peanuts to Arachis; lentils to Lens; and chickpeas (garbanzos) to Cicer. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and clover species (Trifolium) provide forage for domestic livestock, but many other species are poisonous range weeds. Exotic hardwoods and gum arabic are provided by tropical trees belonging to this family, and numerous members are cultivated as handsome ornamentals. The traditional family name, Leguminosae, reflects some of the family’s importance (in Latin it refers to “plants with seedpods,” and in French légume means “vegetable”). The family is sometimes split into three smaller families, each distinguished by one of the three flower types: the Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, and Caesalpiniaceae. The fruit, an important feature, is similar in all three.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: PinkBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CO , ID , MT , NM , UT , WYNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterWebref 15 - The American Southwest (1994) John Crossley
Additional resources
USDA: Find Trifolium parryi in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Trifolium parryi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Trifolium parryi
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-08Research By: TWC Staff