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Trifolium carolinianum Michaux. Common name: Wild White Clover, Carolina Clover. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Open woodlands, woodland edges, pine savannas, thin soils around rock outcrops, disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. NC south to n. FL, west to MO, OK, and c. TX. reports from north of NC are either misidentifications or waifs.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA11.2, G, GrPl, K4, Mo3, NcTx, RAB, SE3, Tx, W, WH3, Isely (1998); = n/a — Pa; > Trifolium carolinianum Michx. — S, S13; > Trifolium saxicola Small — S, S13; Trifolium carolinianum Michx. Basionym: Trifolium carolinianum Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Trifolium carolinianum - FNA11.2

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Trifolium carolinianum, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷

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