Trifolium cyathiferum
Species of flowering plant in the bean family
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Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover[1] and bowl clover.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. cyathiferum |
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| Trifolium cyathiferum | |
Description
Trifolium cyathiferum is a low growing annual plant.[3]
Blooming from May to August, the inflorescence is many flowered and bowl shaped. The flowers are white to yellow with pink tips.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species occurs in western North America, its distribution extending from Alaska and the Yukon, through the Pacific Northwest to California, Utah, and Montana.[4] As an example occurrence, it is found in the California Coast Ranges in such places as Ring Mountain, California, where it is found in association with tomcat clover.[5]
It usually occurs in spring-moist valleys, chaparral, and forest habitats, below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation.[2]
