Trifolium cyathiferum

Trifolium cyathiferum
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Trifolium
Species:	T. cyathiferum
Binomial name
	Trifolium cyathiferum; Lindl.

Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover[1] and bowl clover.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in western North America, its distribution extending from Alaska and the Yukon, through the Pacific Northwest to California, Utah, and Montana.[3] 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.[4]

It usually occurs in spring-moist valleys, chaparral, and forest habitats, below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation.[2]

Trifolium cyathiferum is a low growing annual plant.[5]

The inflorescence is many flowered and bowl shaped. Flowers are white to yellow with pink tips. The bloom period is May to August.[5]

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