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'''''Trifolium wormskioldii''''' is a species of [[clover]].<ref name=tnc>[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trifolium+wormskioldii ''Trifolium wormskioldii''.] The Nature Conservancy.</ref> Its common names include '''cows clover''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=TRWO|taxon=Trifolium wormskioldii|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref> '''coast clover''', '''sand clover''', '''seaside clover''', '''springbank clover''',<ref name=grin>{{GRIN | accessdate = 19 January 2018}}</ref> and '''Wormskjold's clover'''.<ref name=tnc/>
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This plant  native to the western half of North America from [[Alaska]], through [[California]], to [[Mexico]].  It grows in many locales, from beaches to mountain ridges, below about {{convert|3200|m|ft}} in elevation.<ref name=jeps>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,4222,4293 Jepson ''T. wormskioldii'']</ref>
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Habitats it grows in include [[chaparral]], [[California oak woodland|oak woodland]], [[grassland]], [[yellow pine forest]], [[red fir]] forest, [[Lodgepole pine|lodgepole]] forest, [[subalpine forest]], and [[wetland]]−[[riparian zone|riparian]]
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==Description==
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''Trifolium wormskioldii'', a [[legume]]. is a perennial herb sometimes taking a matlike form, with decumbent or upright stems. The leaves are made up of leaflets measuring 1 to 3 centimeters long. The lower [[stipule]]s are tipped with bristles and the upper stipules may be toothed.
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The rounded inflorescences are 2 or 3 centimeter wide. The [[sepal]]s are bristle-tipped. The corollas are pinkish purple or magenta with white tips.<ref name=jeps/>
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==Uses==
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Many [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American groups]] of western North America used this clover for food. The herbage and flowers were eaten raw, sometimes [[salt]]ed. The roots were commonly steamed or boiled and eaten with fish, fish eggs, and [[eulachon|fish grease]].<ref name=eth>[http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Trifolium%20wormskioldii&searchlimit=100 ''Trifolium wormskioldii''.] Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.</ref>
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This species is host to the [[caterpillar]] of the Western cloudywing butterfly (''[[Thorybes diversus]]'').<ref name=but>[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Thorybes-diversus ''Thorybes diversus''.] Butterflies and Moths of North America.</ref>
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==Etymology==
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The species was given its scientific name in honour of the Danish botanist [[Morten Wormskjold]].<ref name=calflora>Charters, M. L. [http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pageW.html "''wormskioldii''".] California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations.</ref>
  
 
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*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8110 Calflora Database: ''Trifolium wormskioldii'' (Coast clover, Cow clover, Springbank clover)]
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*[http://herbaria4.herb.berkeley.edu/eflora_display.php?tid=47188 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Trifolium wormskioldii'']{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRWO USDA Plants Profile: ''Trifolium wormskioldii'' (cows clover)]
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*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Trifolium+wormskioldii  UC CalPhotos gallery: ''Trifolium wormskioldii'']
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 13 August 2018

Trifolium wormskioldii
Trifolium wormskioldii.jpg

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Genus:
Trifolium
Species:
T. wormskioldii
Binomial name
Trifolium wormskioldii
Synonyms

Lupinaster wormskioldii
Trifolium fendleri
Trifolium fimbriatum
Trifolium heterodon
Trifolium kennedianum
Trifolium spinulosum

Trifolium wormskioldii is a species of clover.[1] Its common names include cows clover,[2] coast clover, sand clover, seaside clover, springbank clover,[3] and Wormskjold's clover.[1]

This plant native to the western half of North America from Alaska, through California, to Mexico. It grows in many locales, from beaches to mountain ridges, below about 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) in elevation.[4]

Habitats it grows in include chaparral, oak woodland, grassland, yellow pine forest, red fir forest, lodgepole forest, subalpine forest, and wetland−riparian

Description

Trifolium wormskioldii, a legume. is a perennial herb sometimes taking a matlike form, with decumbent or upright stems. The leaves are made up of leaflets measuring 1 to 3 centimeters long. The lower stipules are tipped with bristles and the upper stipules may be toothed.

The rounded inflorescences are 2 or 3 centimeter wide. The sepals are bristle-tipped. The corollas are pinkish purple or magenta with white tips.[4]

Uses

Many Native American groups of western North America used this clover for food. The herbage and flowers were eaten raw, sometimes salted. The roots were commonly steamed or boiled and eaten with fish, fish eggs, and fish grease.[5]

This species is host to the caterpillar of the Western cloudywing butterfly (Thorybes diversus).[6]

Etymology

The species was given its scientific name in honour of the Danish botanist Morten Wormskjold.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trifolium wormskioldii. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. ↑ "Trifolium wormskioldii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ↑ [{{#property:P1421|}} "{{#Property:P225}}"] Check |url= value (help). Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jepson T. wormskioldii
  5. ↑ Trifolium wormskioldii. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
  6. ↑ Thorybes diversus. Butterflies and Moths of North America.
  7. ↑ Charters, M. L. "wormskioldii". California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations.

External links

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