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Trifolium dasyphyllum

Alpine Clover · Whip-root Clover

Family FabaceaeGenus Trifolium

A low mat of clover with cream flower heads flushed pink, spreading over coarse gravel between granite boulders.
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About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
Cream, pinkRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, WyomingGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 11, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 84 days to germinate.

38% germination in 42–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Trifolium p. 223Public domain
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Trifolium (Fabaceae). .. . T. dasyphyllum germ. 70(6/16 in 6-12 w) and 40(2/10 in 2-9 w)-70(1/10)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Trifolium p. 223. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    1/10 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1, in 63 days.

20% germination in 14–63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Trifolium p. 223Public domain
Show the original text
Trifolium (Fabaceae). .. . T. dasyphyllum germ. 70(6/16 in 6-12 w) and 40(2/10 in 2-9 w)-70(1/10)
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Trifolium p. 223. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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