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Trifolium ambiguum

Authority M. Bieb. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names Caucasian clover, honey clover, Kura clover, Pellett clover, trebol del Caucaso, trefle du Caucase, trevo do Caucaso Editor Ecocrop code 10524

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A procumbent to ascending, rhizomatous legume reaching 10-40 cm in height, with pinkish-white flowers and a beaked pod containing two seeds. USES It provides good grazing and it is a source of honey. KILLING T Frost resistant. GROWING PERIOD Long-lived perennial. Flowers in June-July and fruits in July-August in the United States. Populations in alpine situations can grow with a frost-free period of only 60-90 days. It propagate itself by seed. COMMON NAMES Kura clover, Kura gourd, Pellet clover, Honeyclover, Caucasian clover. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: T. vaillantii, T. ambiguum var. majus. Kura clover is indigenous to the alpine grasslands of the Caucasus and Armenia and is adapted to a cool, continental-type climate and thus remains dormant during the winter. It can be found steep screes, slopes, edges of forests and fields up to 3000 m in elevation.
Sources
Grassland Index Duke J 1981 pp 237-238 [LIG, DRA, KTMP, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Roecklein J 1987 pp 164 [USE] Heath M 1985 pp 126 [DEP, USE, KTMP, DRA] Langer R 1991 pp 234 [DRA, PH] Kernick M 1978 pp 623-656 [TEMP, USE]