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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
  6. Legumes
  7. Clovers
  8. Involucrarium
  9. Dwarf Clover

species 1,143 observations

Dwarf Clover

Trifolium nanum

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

Field notes

Trifolium nanum, the dwarf clover, is a perennial plant from the family Fabaceae.

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138 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Orange Sulphur, Mead's Sulphur, Celypha Moth, Fall Webworm Moth 57
  • 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 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Forest Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Monarch 66

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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