Trifolium cyathiferum

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. cyathiferum
Binomial name
Trifolium cyathiferum

Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover[1] and bowl clover.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in western North America, its distribution extending from Alaska and the Yukon, through the Pacific Northwest to California, Utah, and Montana.[3] As an example occurrence, it is found in the California Coast Ranges in such places as Ring Mountain, California, where it is found in association with tomcat clover.[4]

It usually occurs in spring-moist valleys, chaparral, and forest habitats, below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation.[2]

Description

Trifolium cyathiferum is a low growing annual plant.[5]

The inflorescence is many flowered and bowl shaped. Flowers are white to yellow with pink tips. The bloom period is May to August.[5]

References

  1. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trifolium cyathiferum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Calflora
  3. ↑ USDA
  4. ↑ Hogan, C. M. 2008. Ring Mountain, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.
  5. 1 2 Jepson


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