Trifolium ciliolatum
Benth.
Foothill clover
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Summary
Source: WikipediaTrifolium ciliolatum is a species of clover known by the common name foothill clover. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California. It is a common plant of many regions, including disturbed habitat. It is an annual herb growing erect in form, with hairless herbage. The leaves are made up of toothed oval leaflets and have bristle-tipped stipules. The inflorescence is a head of flowers 1 or 2 centimeters wide, the flowers often spreading out or drooping. The flower has a calyx of bristle-like sepals lined with hairs and a pinkish or purplish corolla.
Description
A clover herb.
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Edible Uses
The seeds and vegetation of this plant were a common food of many local Native American groups.
Traditional Uses
The leaves is eaten cooked or raw. The seeds are used for food.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Also Known As
Trebol, Trevo
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 875
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 566
