Trifolium pratense Linnaeus 1753 (Family Fabaceae)
Plant |
Leaf |
Flower
Colour Variant |
Fruit |
Height: 15-50cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - October
(Earliest: 23.4)
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Habitat: |
Meadows |
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Pollination: |
Several Apidae |
Hesperiidae |
Several Nymphalidae |
Polyommatus semiargus |
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Lycaena hippothoe |
Several Pieridae |
Callistege mi |
Adscita statices |
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Autographa gamma |
Temnostoma vespiforme |
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Parasites: |
Stemphylium sarciniforme |
Microsphaera trifolii |
Ischnopterapion virens Larva (Stem Borer) |
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Herbivores: |
Polyommatus icarus Larva |
Polyommatus semiargus Larva |
Colias croceus Larva |
Several Noctuidae Larvae |
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Several Geometridae Larvae |
Ancylis badiana Larva |
Ischnopterapion virens |
Several Curculionidae |
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Sapivores: |
Piezodorus lituratus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Red Clover
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