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Species
Trifolium attenuatum
Family
Fabaceae
CommonName
subalpine clover
Presence
Yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1912
LatestDate
2020
Ecosystem
subalpine, tundra
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos
Counties
Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan
Passes
Elwood, Grayback, Stony, Stunner, Whiskey, Wolf Creek
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
Most Watershed collections of subalpine clover are from the south San Juans, where the plant is fairly common. Only a few locations are in the Cristos. Allred et al. (2020) note that the distinction of Trifolium attentuatum from T. dasyphyllum (the deflexed flower head) is a weak one. They found T. attentuatum following the Rio Grande drainage in New Mexico, at least to Santa Fe. The species is found only in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.