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Trifolium dedeckerae

J.M. Gillett

Dedecker's Clover

G2Imperiled Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140747

Element CodePDFAB400Q0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusTrifolium

Synonyms

Trifolium kingii ssp. dedeckerae(J. Gillett) D. HellerTrifolium macilentum var. dedeckerae(J. Gillett) Barneby

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Recognized in the Jepson Manual (1993) as Trifolium macilentum ssp. dedeckerae (Bittman 1998).

Conservation Status

Review Date2014-07-21

Change Date1987-08-06

Edition Date1998-03-25

Edition AuthorsD. Gries, rev. R. Bittman (7/98), rev. Maybury 2003

Threat ImpactLow

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Endemic to California, Trifolium dedeckerae is known from fewer than 20 occurrences in Inyo, Kern, Mono, and Tulare Counties.

Range Extent Comments

California endemic, Inyo, Kern, Mono, and Tulare Counties (Skinner, 1997).

Occurrences Comments

Known from nine occurrences, seven of which have been seen in the last twenty years (Bittman 1998).

Threat Impact Comments

Possibly threatened by mining and grazing (Skinner, 1997, CNPS 2001), but CNPS (2001) considers not endangered at the present.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Often in cracks of granite outcrops and on gravelly slopes at 2100-3500 m. in pinyon-juniper woodlands, lower and upper montain coniferous forests, and subalpine coniferous forests (California Dept. of Fish and Game 2000).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferWoodland - ConiferBare rock/talus/scree

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
California	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (7)

California (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Domeland Add.	Sequoia National Forest	3,046
Rincon	Sequoia National Forest	54,610
Scodies	Sequoia National Forest	725
South Sierra	Sequoia National Forest	8,008
Wonoga Pk.	Inyo National Forest	11,272
Woodpecker	Sequoia National Forest	11,936

References (4)

Bittman, R. 1998. Lead Botanist, California Natural Diversity Database. Unpublished notes on fifty rare plants of California for purposes of updating Element Global Ranking (EGR) forms. California Natural Heritage Division, Dep. of Fish & Game, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Skinner, M.W., and B.M. Pavlik, eds. 1997 (1994). Inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 1997 Electronic Inventory Update of 1994 5th edition, California Native Plant Society, Special Publication No. 1, Sacramento.