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Fabaceae

Cup clover

Trifolium cyathiferum Lindl.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium

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Cup clover: Trifolium cyathiferum , northeast of Wildhorse, Elko County, Nevada, USA. This photo is in the public domain and may be freely used for any purpose.
Photo: Mary Winter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Catalan
Trèvol de copa
English
Cup clover
Russian
Клевер чашеносный

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.