field clover
(Trifolium campestre)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The leaflets do not have any white markings. The lateral leaflets are unstalked or nearly unstalked and the terminal leaflet is conspicuously long stalked. The flowers are yellow. The top petal (keel) is grooved. After flowering the petals remain on the plant and become brown or nearly white and papery. The seedpod is dull brown and straight, not coiled. |
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Height |
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4″ to 16″ |
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Flower Color |
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Yellow |
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Similar Species |
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Black medick (Medicago lupulina) flower heads are smaller. The top keel is smooth, not grooved. The petals drop off after flowering. The mature seedpod is black and coiled. Golden clover (Trifolium aureum) terminal leaflet is unstalked. |
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Habitat |
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Moist or moderately moist. Abandoned fields, roadsides, trails, waste places. Full or partial sun. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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May to August |
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Use |
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Distribution |
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Sources |
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| 8/25/2015 | ||||
Nativity |
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Native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. Introduced and naturalized in North America |
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Occurrence |
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Common |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Rosanae | ||
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Fabales (legumes, milkworts, and allies) | ||
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Fabaceae (legumes) | ||
| Subfamily | Faboideae | ||
| Tribe | Trifolieae |
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| Genus | Trifolium (clover) | ||
| Subgenus | Chronosemium | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Several of the Trifolium species that occur in Minnesota have had two or more subspecies and/or varieties described. For all of these species, the infrataxa are recognized by GRIN but not by ITIS or USDA PLANTS. Three varieties of field clover have been described. The nominate variety, var. campestre, has yellow corollas and occurs across North America. The other two varieties have purplish corollas and may be restricted to their native ranges. USDA PLANTS recognizes var. minus, but provides no distribution information. |
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Synonyms |
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Trifolium procumbens Trifolium campestre var. campestre Trifolium campestre var. minus |
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Common Names |
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big hop clover field clover field hop clover great hop trefoil hop clover large hop clover lesser hop clover low hop clover |
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