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Seed Accession 950023

Taxon

Trifolium wormskioldii

Botanical Name

Trifolium wormskioldii Lehmann

Accession No.

950023

Accession Date

6 Feb 1995

Availability

B (Moderate)

Collector(s)

Tim Wahl

Collection Date

1994

Locality

United States, Washington
Delta of Nooksack River, ca. 4 mi. NNW of Bellingham, WA. Elevation sea level.

Setting Circumstances

Esturarine habitat of river delta. May be quite salt tolerant and appears to grow below high tide line.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Received from Jamie Wahl. The roots of this species were collected and eaten by local Salish people (Lummi Tribe). They may have cultivated it.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
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