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Trifolium microdon (thimble clover)

Synonyms: Trifolium chrysanthum; Trifolium lechleri; Trifolium microdon var. microdon; Trifolium microdon var. pilosum; Trifolium tricuspidatum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Trifolium microdon is a species of clover known by the common name thimble clover. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to southern California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. It is an annual herb taking a decumbent or erect form. It is coated in hairs. The leaves are made up of oval leaflets with notched or flat tips, each measuring up to 1.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a head of flowers borne in a deep bowl-like involucre of bracts that can nearly envelop the whole head. The flower corollas are white to pink and about half a centimeter long.
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Olympic Biosphere Reserve II 922805 Washington, United States

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0