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Fiveleaf clover

Trifolium andersonii

Also called Anderson's Clover, Five Leaved Clover

Fiveleaf clover
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Idaho to NE. California
Climate
temperate

About

Trifolium andersonii is a species of clover known by the common names fiveleaf clover and Anderson's clover. It is native to the western United States, particularly the Great Basin and adjacent high mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada.

Where it grows

It grows in forests, mountain meadows, and talus. It has been noted to be the dominant species in dry areas on the alpine grassland steppe in the White Mountains of California.

Other Trifolium plants

Rancheria clover · Egyptian clover · Owl-head clover · Alpine clover · Kura clover · Showy Indian clover · Intermountain clover · Narrowleaf crimson clover · Hare's-foot Clover · Golden clover · Brown clover · Bearded clover

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium andersonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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