Trifolium acaule Steud. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 169 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to Uganda. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane grassland, Afromontane; alpine zone vegetation.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb with a taproot and close-pressed prostrate branches, rooting at the nodes.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves glabrous, or almost so; stipules pale, few-nerved, up to 8 mm. long, the free tips about as long as the base; petiole up to 12 mm. long; leaflets cuneate-obovate, rounded or emarginate at the tip, ± 4 mm. long by 2·5 mm. wide, crenate or very slightly toothed; main lateral nerves 4 or 5 on each side at 15°–20° to the midrib.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences 1–5-flowered; peduncle up to 1 cm. long; bracts scarious, 0·5–1 mm. long; pedicels 2–3 mm. long, erect.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx green; tube ± 2 mm. long, 11-nerved; teeth narrowly triangular, 1–2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla mauve; standard ± 8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens ± 5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary glabrous; ovules 2–4.
Habitat
Alpine region in short grass and in rock crevices; 3150–4100 m., locally abundant
Distribution
K3 U3
[FTEA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0