Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium hansenii Greene trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Erythea 3: 17 (1895) |
Native Range | Oregon to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1100-3000m |
Description | stems thin, leaves petiolate, leaflets 3, cuneate-obcordate or obtusely obovate, the upper oblanceolate, acute, denticulate or serrulate, floral heads ovoid, calyx glabrous |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white, purple |
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 longipes var. hansenii (Greene) Jeps. Trifolium longipes f. hansenii (Greene) McDermott Trifolium longipes ssp. hansenii (Greene) J.M.Gillett Trifolium longipes var. nevadense Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |