Trifolium pratense

Trifolium pratense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. pratense
Binomial name
Trifolium pratense
Synonyms
  • Lagopus pratensis (L.) Bernh.
  • Trifolium pratense f. pratense
  • Trifolium pratense var. pratense
  • Trifolium ukrainicum Opperman

Trifolium pratense (from Latin prātum, meaning meadow), red clover,[2][3] is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family, Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World, but planted and naturalised in many other regions.

  1. ^ Lopez Poveda, L. (2012). "Trifolium pratense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T174713A20156449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T174713A20156449.en. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trifolium pratense​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.