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Buffalo clovers in Kentucky (Trifolium stoloniferum and Trifolium reflexum) - Historical records, presettlement environment, rediscovery, endangered status, cultivation and chromosome number
Author(s): J. J. N. Campbell, M. Evans, M. E. Medley and N. L. Taylor
Month: Oct
Year: 1988
Journal: Rhodora
Journal Link: http://www.rhodora.org/Rhodora.html
Volume: 90
Issue: 864
Pages: 399-418
Article Topic(s): Genetics, Propagation, Rare plants
Research Setting(s): Forest, Grassland, Road
Species Referenced: Trifolium reflexum (Buffalo clover),
Abstract
Summarizes historical and current records of Trifolium reflexum in Kentucky. Historically, T. reflexum occurred on drier or less fertile soils from areas with open woodland or grassland disturbed by Indians and buffalo (Bison); recent records are mostly from roadsides or trails through woods.Suggested Citation
J. J. N. Campbell, M. Evans, M. E. Medley and N. L. Taylor. "Buffalo clovers in Kentucky (Trifolium stoloniferum and Trifolium reflexum) - Historical records, presettlement environment, rediscovery, endangered status, cultivation and chromosome number." Rhodora 90.864 (1988): 399-418.Go back