Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium villiferum House trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 41: 335 (1906) |
Native Range | Nevada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2100m |
Description | stems erect, densely lanate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, 2-4cm, acute, irregularly denticulate, thinly pubescent, stipules lanceolate, floral heads ovoid, calyx lanate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. villiferum (House) J.M.Gillett Trifolium eriocephalum var. villiferum (House) J.S.Martin Trifolium eriocephalum f. villiferum (House) McDermott |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |