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Trifolium nanum

Torr.

Dwarf Clover

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157942
Element CodePDFAB401M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusTrifolium
Other Common Names
dwarf clover (EN) Tundra Clover (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-03-05
Change Date1994-03-05
Edition Date1994-03-05
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. L. Morse
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Only found in high altitudes in western US.
Range Extent Comments
UT (Daggett, Duchesne, Grand, San Juan, Summit, and Uintah counties), MT, WY, CO, NM.
Occurrences Comments
Two sites in NM; 5 sites in UT. Common in Montana.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Montaine or alpine meadows at 2900-3730 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS4Yes
MontanaS4Yes
UtahS2Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (17)
Colorado (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (4)
  1. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.