Trifolium cyathiferum
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Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover
known by the common names cup clover and bowl clover. This species occurs in the western part of North America, its distribution extending from Alaska
and northern Canada to California
, Utah
, and Montana
. 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.
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...
known by the common names cup clover and bowl clover. This species occurs in the western part of North America, its distribution extending from Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and northern Canada to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, and Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. 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.