Trifolium wormskioldii
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The legume
Trifolium wormskioldii (syn. Trifolium fimbriatum, Trifolium involucratum) is a species of clover
native to the western half of North America. Its common names include cow clover, coast clover and springbank clover. It has a broad distribution, growing in low, thick mats in coastal sand, sending up longer stalks in higher elevations, and in a thin, squat form in mountainous areas up to about 3200 feet in elevation. The pinkish-purple or magenta flowers grow in rounded inflorescences similar to those of other clovers.
Cow clover was a common food for several Native American groups, the roots cooked and eaten especially with fish, and the leaves eaten raw as a vegetable.
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Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
Trifolium wormskioldii (syn. Trifolium fimbriatum, Trifolium involucratum) is a species of clover
Clover
Clover , or trefoil, is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes...
native to the western half of North America. Its common names include cow clover, coast clover and springbank clover. It has a broad distribution, growing in low, thick mats in coastal sand, sending up longer stalks in higher elevations, and in a thin, squat form in mountainous areas up to about 3200 feet in elevation. The pinkish-purple or magenta flowers grow in rounded inflorescences similar to those of other clovers.
Cow clover was a common food for several Native American groups, the roots cooked and eaten especially with fish, and the leaves eaten raw as a vegetable.
Name etymology
The species was given its scientific name in honour of the botanist Morten WormskjoldMorten Wormskjold
Morten Wormskjold was a Danish botanist and explorer. He collected plants in Greenland and Kamchatka.- Early life :...
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