Trifolium cyathiferum
| Trifolium cyathiferum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. cyathiferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium cyathiferum Lindl.
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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[]
- ^ "Trifolium cyathiferum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Calflora
- ^ USDA
- ^ Hogan, C. M. 2008. Ring Mountain, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jepson[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Calflora Database: Trifolium cyathiferum (Bowl clover, Cup clover)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trifolium cyathiferum[permanent dead link]
- USDA Plants Profile for Trifolium cyathiferum (cup clover)
- University of Washington Burke Museum
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Trifolium cyathiferum
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