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Trifolium nanum
Also called Tundra Clover
Trifolium nanum, dwarf clover (also called tundra clover), is a tiny perennial clover from high mountains and subarctic tundra in western North America, forming dense mats. It is a species that is rarely grown in gardens, and it needs cold, open, well-drained conditions.
Trifolium nanum, the dwarf clover, is a perennial plant from the family Fabaceae.
It grows in the Rocky Mountains, often at more than 3,400 meters (11,000 ft). It is able to survive extreme conditions such as blizzards and extreme cold. Dwarf clover grows in dense mats to survive in its environment of dry, nutrient poor, rocky terrain.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium nanum 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.
