| Trifolium cyathiferum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. cyathiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium cyathiferum Lindl. | |
Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover and bowl clover.
Distribution
This species occurs in western North America, its distribution extending from Alaska and the Yukon, through the Pacific Northwest to California, Utah, and Montana. 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.
It usually occurs in spring-moist valleys, chaparral, and forest habitats, below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation.
Description
Trifolium cyathiferum is a low growing annual plant.
The inflorescence is many flowered and bowl shaped. Flowers are white to yellow with pink tips. The bloom period is May to August.
References
- NRCS. "Trifolium cyathiferum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Calflora
- USDA
- Hogan, C. M. 2008. Ring Mountain, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham.
- ^ Jepson
External links
- Calflora Database: Trifolium cyathiferum (Bowl clover, Cup clover)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trifolium cyathiferum
- USDA Plants Profile for Trifolium cyathiferum (cup clover)
- University of Washington Burke Museum
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Trifolium cyathiferum
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Trifolium cyathiferum |
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