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Trifolium kingii
Also called Shasta Clover
King's clover (Trifolium kingii, also called Shasta clover) is a low-growing perennial clover native to mountain meadows and alpine slopes of the western United States. It is grown mainly as a hardy native ground cover in cool, open, well-drained sites.
Trifolium kingii, the King's clover, is a perennial species of clover in the legume family (Fabaceae).
The plant is native to the Western United States, in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. It grows in the Great Basin region, and the Sierra Nevada alpine zone.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium kingii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
