Trifolium alpinum L. - Fabaceae - Alpine clover, **Westalpen-Klee**

Taprootet perennial herb, native from the Alps to the Massif central and Pyrenees at elevations between 1700 and 2500m; taproot up to 1m long; stems short; leaves with three leaflets up to 5cm long; inflorescences with 3-12 fragrant flowers, petals pink to scarlet.

|{{:2-aminobenzaldehyde.jpg| 2-aminobenzaldehyde}} \\ 2-aminobenzaldehyde | {{:gamma_decalactone.jpg| γ-decalactone}} \\ γ-decalactone \\ |

The characteristic flower scent contributes much to environmental scents of High Alp regions and is dominated by 2-aminobenzaldehyde (headspace: 19.0%, orange flower-like with a green kick) in combination with dodecano-12-lactone (0.3%) and γ-decalactone (0.2%). \\
[Scent of a vanishing flora, Roman Kaiser, 2011, 21] 

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Seboth, J., Graf, F., Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt, vol.4, t.67 (1839) \\
[[http://botanicalillustrations.org/species.php?id_species=1031073]]

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Trifolium alpinum L. © VILLARET Jean-Charles - CC BY-NC-SA - CBNA (PIFH) [[https://atlas.biodiversite-auvergne-rhone-alpes.fr/espece/127219|Biodiv'AURA Atlas  Trèfle des Alpes]]