Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Trifolium pratense
Red clover
Taxonomy

Synonyms: Trifolium pratense var. pratense

Subspecific taxa:

Classification:

Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

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Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
Absent:
Not known from county
Medium confidence:
Medium or unknown confidence;
often old records or unverifiable observations
Medium-high confidence:
Often observations by expert botanists
High confidence:
Often vouchered herbarium records
Planted / introduced:
Native species introduced outside historic range,
or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations)
Historic / extirpated:
Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated
(Note that this category is not yet functional)

North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON

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Species Status

Status/Listing: No Information

Notes:

Origin: Europe

Species Description

General: Dicot-herb, perennial, biennial

Roots: primary

Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; compound, trifoliate leaf type; serrate leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; oblanceolate, obovate leaf shape

Inflorescence: head

Flowers: perfect; 5 merous; complete, irregular; red, white; perigynous ovary position

Fruit: legume

Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation

Reproduction: sexual

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Species is also found in degraded and disturbed prairie.

ILPIN Notes: Species is reported to form nodules. This is including var. sativum (Mill.) Schreb. Heads are globose, flowers are sessile in heads; leaflets are usually with a pale mark. Species is a source of clover honey.

Functional Relationships:

  • Pollinators: insect, bee
  • Dispersal:
  • Mycorrhizae: endomycorrhizal
  • N2 fixation: Yes

Human Relationships:

  • Edibility [?] :
  • Showy Flowers:

Wildlife and Livestock Information:

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Coefficient of Conservatism (C-value) [?] :

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