Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium brandegeei S.Watson trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 130 (1876) |
Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves crowded, leaflets 7-30mm, oval to elliptic-oblong, glabrous, at apex shallowly dentate, heads 5-more-flowered, flowers 13-20mm long, pod glabrous |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | 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 division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
Synonyms | Trifolium kingii var. brandegeei (S.Watson) McDermott |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |