| Trifolium cyathiferum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. cyathiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium cyathiferum | |
Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover [1] and bowl clover. [2]
This species occurs in western North America, its distribution extending from Alaska and the Yukon, through the Pacific Northwest to California, Utah, and Montana. [3] 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. [4]
It usually occurs in spring-moist valleys, chaparral, and forest habitats, below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation. [2]
Trifolium cyathiferum is a low growing annual plant. [5]
The inflorescence is many flowered and bowl shaped. Flowers are white to yellow with pink tips. The bloom period is May to August. [5]