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  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
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  7. Clovers
  8. Involucrarium
  9. Whiproot Clover

species 1,709 observations

Whiproot Clover

Trifolium dasyphyllum

Status
native
Keystone
105 caterpillar species raised on Trifolium herbaceous plants
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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161 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mead's Sulphur, Celypha Moth, Fall Webworm Moth, Clouded Sulphur 69
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Sweetclover Weevil 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it White-tailed Ptarmigan, Red-legged Grasshopper, Greater Sage-Grouse, Canada Goose 16
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Hunt's Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee 75

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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