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Trifolium repens L.
white clover

   
Symbol: TRRE3
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
CAN    I
GL    I
SPM    I



   
Other common names:
  Dutch clover
  ladino clover
  white Dutch clover
Photograph of Trifolium repens L.
©Larry Allain. USGS NWRC.
 
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Synonyms:
Trifolium repens L.

  TRREA Trifolium repens L. var. atropurpureum hort.
 

Distribution by State:
Trifolium repens L.

Distributional Map for Trifolium repens L.
Distribution Map Legend

Trifolium repens L. distribution:
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)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, 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

 

Related Taxa:
Trifolium repens L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 170 species in Trifolium
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
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Trifolium repens L.

     
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.

N'EAST Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
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.
 

Introduced Information:
Trifolium repens L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

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

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.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Trifolium repens L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26206.

 

 

 

 
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