Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Trifolium wormskjoldii Lehmann
(Cusp Clover)


Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
See Allred, by var.

Trifolium wormskjoldii has pedunculate heads (not sessile.) The plants have stems with cauline leaves. The leaves are trifoliate with denticulate leaflets. Trifolium wormskjoldii is found at middle to upper elevation in mixed conifer forest.
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Trifolium wormskjoldii, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Aspen Grove, August 17, 2010



Trifolium wormskjoldii, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Aspen Grove, August 17, 2010



Trifolium wormskjoldii, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Aspen Grove, August 17, 2010


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