Trifolium alpestre L.

Owl-head clover (en), Trèfle alpestre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses experimental purposes forage gene source medicinal pasture
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Trifolium alpestre habit picture by Georg Lanzl (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alpestre habit picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alpestre habit picture by Plantae Lucorum (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Trifolium alpestre leaf picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alpestre leaf picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alpestre leaf picture by ana radin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trifolium alpestre flower picture by Georg Lanzl (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alpestre flower picture by Guillaume Raymondon (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium alpestre flower picture by Marie Liefooghe (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Trifolium alpestre fruit picture by 22Ben Combes (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trifolium alpestre world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522831-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213941
COL ID 58PMZ
BDTFX ID 68966
INPN ID 127216
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Trifolium purpureum-majus Triphylloides nervosa Trifolium alpestre f. lanigerum Trifolium alpestre Trifolium alpestre subsp. lanigerum Trifolium alpestre var. lanigerum Trifolium alpestre var. alpestre Trifolium alpestre var. durmitorum Trifolium alpestre var. glabratum Trifolium alpestre var. rubellum Trifolium alpestre var. sericeum Trifolium alpestre var. villosum Trifolium alpestre var. distachyum Trifolium alpestre