Trifolium nigrescens Viv.

Small white clover (en), Trèfle noircissant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3m 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) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in a vaiety of habitats; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 4-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder forage gene source invertebrate food
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Trifolium nigrescens habit picture by Flozinha (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium nigrescens habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium nigrescens habit picture by Dominique Roux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Trifolium nigrescens leaf picture by Fernandez Cusachs Marc (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium nigrescens leaf picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium nigrescens leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trifolium nigrescens flower picture by Maram Zabdi (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium nigrescens flower picture by TamaraMaria (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium nigrescens flower picture by Vergari Giuseppe (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trifolium nigrescens world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523445-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213035
COL ID 58PZH
BDTFX ID 75419
INPN ID 127402
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Amoria nigrescens Trifolium nigrescens subsp. polyanthemum Trifolium nigrescens var. gracile Trifolium nigrescens var. intermedium Trifolium nigrescens

Lower taxons

Trifolium nigrescens subsp. nigrescens Trifolium nigrescens subsp. petrisavii