Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trifolium neurophyllum Greene trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 154 (1905) |
Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-2500m |
Description | stems erect, grey lanate, leaves petiolate, leaflets 3, the basal obovate, the upper linear, sharply acute, spinose-denticulate, on both faces sparsely lanate, heads to 3cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | deep red-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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Trifolium longipes var. neurophyllum (Greene) J.S.Martin ex Isely Trifolium longipes ssp. neurophyllum (Greene) J.M.Gillett Trifolium longipes f. neurophyllum (Greene) McDermott Trifolium rusbyi ssp. neurophyllum (Greene) D.Heller & Zohary |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |