Trifolium pratense L.
(Red Clover)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrifolium pratense (Red Clover)
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)
Records of Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) :
1: Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
23 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England

on lawn

on lawn

Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - detailImage 4: InflorescencesImage 5: LeavesImage 6: PlantImage 7: FlowerImage 8: Flowering shootImage 9: Inflorescence - close-upImage 10: StipuleImage 11: Stipules
2: Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
7 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flower head - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pratt, E. 2005 More plants at variance with floras BSBI News No 100: 25.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 41 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
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