Trifolium L.
(clovers)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Trifolium arvense
Hare’s-foot, Hare’s-foot Clover
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 		Species 13 images
Trifolium campestre
Hop Trefoil
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 		Species 59 images
Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil
Leaves (Click to open)
 		Species 16 images 1 ident. refs
Trifolium fragiferum
Strawberry Clover
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 		Species 10 images
Trifolium glomeratum
Clustered Clover
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 		Species 6 images
Trifolium hybridum
Alsike Clover
(Click to open)
 		Species 34 images
Trifolium incarnatum
Crimson Clover
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 9 images 1 ident. refs
Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover
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 		Species 2 images 1 ident. refs
Trifolium micranthum
Slender Trefoil
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 		Species 9 images
Trifolium occidentale
Western Clover
(Click to open)
 		Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
Trifolium ornithopodioides
Bird’s-foot Clover
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
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 		Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
Trifolium repens
White Clover, Dutch Clover
(Click to open)
 		Species 16 images 1 ident. refs
Trifolium scabrum
Rough Clover
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 		Species 32 images
Trifolium squamosum
Sea Clover
(Click to open)
 		Species 21 images
Trifolium striatum
Knotted Clover
Leaves (Click to open)
 		Species 30 images
Trifolium strictum
Upright Clover
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 7 images
Trifolium subterraneum
Subterranean Clover
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 		Species 31 images
Trifolium suffocatum
Suffocated Clover
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 		Species 16 images
[Trifolium sp. cult.]
cultivated clovers
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 		Informal 3 subtaxa 52 images 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusTrifolium (clovers)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Vegetative

Anon. Trifolium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Trifolium (clovers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trifolium (clovers)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 244 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Trifolium (clovers)
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