| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Trifolium andinum Nutt. trib. Trifolieae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1600-2250m |
| Description | subglabrous, leaflets three, oblong or cuneate-oblanceolate, 4-15mm long, heads 5-12-flowered, flowers 8-13mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , 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
andinum canone S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood, Utah Fl., ed. 4: 485 (2008)
andinum navajoense S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood, ibid.
andinum podocephalum Barneby, Intermount. Fl. [A.Cronquist & al.] 3B: 217 (1989)
andinum wahwahense S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood, ibid.
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