Trifolium amabile Kunth

Aztec clover (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mostly in moist mountain meadows, often in pine-oak forest, frequent on exposed banks, at elevations from 1,600-3,400 metres.
More
A subtropical plant. Vilcanota Valley. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten in soups etc.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Trifolium amabile world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and United States of America

Conservation status

Trifolium amabile threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522840-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174302
COL ID 58PN5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trifolium amabile Lupinaster amabilis Trifolium reflexum

Lower taxons

Trifolium amabile var. hemsleyi Trifolium amabile var. amabile Trifolium amabile var. mexicanum Trifolium amabile var. pentlandii Trifolium amabile var. pedicellaris