Trifolium repens L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 767 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, NW. Africa, Egypt to Zimbabwe, Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Naturalizada en Colombia; Alt. 1750 - 3750 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Mediterranean grasslands.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Ag Yoncha, Ak Dushpes-Mede, Amoriya Polzuchaya, Baltais Abolins, Baltais Dobilas, Carreton, Dutch Clover, Edzhyg Bobyo Nan, Ereknuk Sokhaunkh, Klever Belyi, Klever Polzuchi, Konyushina Povzucha, Ladino Clover, Melkhes Khoshoongor, Tetri Samkuri, Trebol, T
[ILDIS]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Conservation
Least concern.
Morphology General Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Alt. 1750 - 3750 m.
Distribution
Naturalised in Colombia.
[UPB]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
carretón, carretón blanco, trébol, trébol blanco
[UNAL]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1750–3750 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, desert, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

34.80% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Barclay & Earle, 1974)

[SID]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Leguminosae, various authors. Flora Zambesiaca 3:7. 2003

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, glabrous.
Morphology Stem
Stems creeping and rooting at the nodes.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves long-petioled; leaflets cuneate-obovate, the lateral nerves straight, pale; stipules small, obovate-lanceolate, with short, subulate points.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence globose; peduncle very long, erect; bracts small, ovate-oblong, acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers with pedicels slender, reflexed after flowering.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous; tube campanulate, 10-nerved; teeth triangular-lanceolate, subulate, pale-margined, the two upper longer.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white or whitish or pinkish, ± twice as long as the calyx; standard oblong; wings subequalling the claw, the auricles short and broad; keel slightly shorter than the wings.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod linear-oblong, 3–4 seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ovoid, pale brown.
[FZ]

Uses

Use
Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Toxins, Weed
[ILDIS]

Use Animal Food
Eaten by animals (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016).
[UPB]

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Invertebrate Food
Used as invertebrate food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0