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Trifolium repens L.
white clover

       
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Trifolium repens L.

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Synonyms:
Trifolium repens L.

  TRREA Trifolium repens L. var. atropurpureum hort.
 

Distribution:
Trifolium repens L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Trifolium repens L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 170 species in Trifolium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Trifolium repens L. var. biasolettii (Steud. & Hochst.) Asch. & Graebn.. .
Trifolium repens var. biasolettii
Distribution of Trifolium repens L. var. giganteum Lagr.-Foss. [excluded]. .
Trifolium repens var. giganteum
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Trifolium repens L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Trifolium L. – clover
Species Trifolium repens L. – white clover
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Trifolium repens L.

Dutch clover
ladino clover
white clover

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Trifolium repens L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Trifolium repens L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FACU- FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FACU+ NI FACU FAC* FACU+ FAC NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Trifolium repens L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Minor           Minor  
Gee Minor              
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Trifolium repens L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26206.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Trifolium repens L.

AZ-Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse

Australia-Biology and Ecology of White Clover

BioImages

CA-Jepson Flora Project

CO-Southwest Colorado Wildflowers

ECP-GR Trifolium repens Database

HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)

International Legume Data Information System

MA-University of Massachusetts

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Managing Cover Crops Profitably (Sustainable Agriculture Network)

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

OH-Ohio State University Seed Biology

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

UK-Plants For A Future

Virginia: abstract & image

WA-Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (U. of Washington)

 
 
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