| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Trifolium acaule Steud. ex A.Rich. |
| Bibliography | Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 169 (1848) |
| Native Range | Eritrea to Uganda |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets sessile, rigid, oblanceolate, 6mm, glabrous, minutely serrate, flowers of 2-3, shortly pedicellate, corolla 12mm |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Trifolium petitianum A.Rich. Trifolium petitianum var. cuneatum Baker Trigonella caespitosa Steud. ex A.Rich. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ERI Eritrea, ETH Ethiopia) 25 East Tropical Africa (KEN Kenya, UGA Uganda) |