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Trifolium tenerum Eastw. trib. Trifolieae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesTrifolium tenerum Eastw. trib. Trifolieae
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 81 (1902)
Native Rangec. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptioncaespitose, white adpressed hirsute, petioles filiform, leaflets 3, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, 5-10mm, acuminate-aristate, serrulate, peduncles filiform, flowers 5
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsTrifolium monanthum ssp. tenerum (Eastw.) J.M.Gillett
Trifolium monanthum var. tenerum (Eastw.) Parish
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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