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Bowl Clover
( Trifolium cyathiferum )
Trifolium cyathiferum
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About Bowl Clover (Trifolium cyathiferum)
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Trifolium cyathiferum
is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover and bowl clover. 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.
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.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Flower Color
Pink, Yellow, White
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 59
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Colias eurytheme
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Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
Zerene cesonia
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Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta
Icaricia shasta
*
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
Icaricia saepiolus
*
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
Erynnis persius
*
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Colias philodice
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Common uses
Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Grassy and disturbed places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 7.1" - 151.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.34" - 5.63", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 49.3", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 72.6", Humidity: 0.27" - 22.86", Elevation: 98" - 14092"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Cup Clover
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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