Trifolium alexandrinum L.

Egyptian clover (en), Trèfle d'alexandrie (fr), Trèfle d'Alexandrie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5-0.525m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.53
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

The plant arose through cultivation, probably in Syria, and is not known n a truly wild situation.
Light 7-7
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fodder forage green manure medicinal pasture vertebrate poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretics (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Urinary bladder calculi (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 27
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Trifolium alexandrinum habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Trifolium alexandrinum leaf picture by Rudolf Eberli (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alexandrinum leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alexandrinum leaf picture by Jitin Budhlakoti (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trifolium alexandrinum flower picture by Rudolf Eberli (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alexandrinum flower picture by Rudolf Eberli (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alexandrinum flower picture by Eladio Díaz Camblor (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Trifolium alexandrinum fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trifolium alexandrinum world distribution map, present in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, China, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sudan, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522827-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212963
COL ID 58PMX
BDTFX ID 77623
INPN ID 159942
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Trifolium alexandrium Trifolium albiceps Trifolium alexandrinum var. serotinum Trifolium alexandrinum subsp. serotinum Trifolium alexandrinum