Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium noricum Wulfen trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 3: 387 (1805) |
Native Range | e. Alps to w. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2600m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets oblong, elliptic or obovate, stipules whitish, acuminate, heads 25-40mm broad, spherical, sometimes pendent, flowers ca. 15mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 noricum f. biceps Beck Trifolium noricum var. hirsutum Wettst. Trifolium noricum var. ottonis (Spruner ex Boiss.) Zohary Trifolium ottonis Spruner ex Boiss. Trifolium praetutianum var. brevitrichum Bald. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |