Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium polyphyllum C.A.Mey. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 139 (1831) |
Native Range | Caucasus to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-2750m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 5-7, 1-2cm long, linear to narrowly lanceolate, glabrous, with distinct venation, inflorescence 3-8-flowered, umbellate, flowers 15-25mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pink, violet, yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Bobrovia polyphylla (C.A.Mey.) A.P.Khokhr. Lupinaster polyphyllus (C.A.Mey.) Latsch. Ursifolium polyphyllum (C.A.Mey.) Doweld |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |