Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium rusbyi Greene trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 5 (1887) |
Native Range | Utah to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | sparsely lanate-pubescent, stems procumbent, leaflets obovate to narrowly oblong, ca. 3cm, obtuse, mucronate, serrulate, adaxially dark green, floral heads oblong or oval |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | salmon pink |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
Synonyms | Trifolium brachypus Blank. Trifolium confusum Rydb. Trifolium longipes var. brachypus S.Watson Trifolium longipes var. pygmaeum A.Gray Trifolium longipes ssp. pygmaeum (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett Trifolium longipes var. rusbyi (Greene) H.D.Harr. Trifolium oreganum f. rusbyi (Greene) McDermott |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |