Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium nanum Torr. trib. Trifolieae |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | glabrous, petiole 5-20mm long, leaflets 3, obovate or oblanceolate, 5-15mm, mucronate, heads 1-4-flowered, flowers 15-22mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | dark reddish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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