Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red clover is the state flower of Vermont and can fix up to 150kg of nitrogen per hectare, enriching the soil for other plants.
- Scientific name
- Trifolium pratense
- Taxonomy
- Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae › Trifolium
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- grassland
- Habitat
- Meadows, pastures, roadsides, and open woodlands with well-drained soil.
- Diet
- Photosynthetic (autotroph); fixes atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules.
- Range
- Europe, Western Asia, Northwest Africa, North America, Australia
- Size
- 15-60 cm in height
- Lifespan
- 2-5 years
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat loss due to intensive monoculture farming and heavy herbicide application.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless. You may walk through or sit near this species safely. While it is edible and often used in herbal teas, ensure the area has not been treated with chemical pesticides before handling or foraging.
Trifolium pratense , the red clover , is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions.
Photo: Andreas Rockstein, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist
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