Trifolium columbinum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Trifolium columbinum Greene

Olive clover

2017 David popp

2021 Dianne Lake

2019 David popp

Trifolium columbinum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (183 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Trifolium
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Trifolium albopurpureum var. olivaceum
JEF	Trifolium olivaceum

Information about Trifolium columbinum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).