Trifolium purpureum Loisel.

Purple clover (en), Trèfle pourpre (fr), Trèfle de Loiseleur (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
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) 5-10

Usage

Uses forage gene source
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 purpureum habit picture by Владимир Терзиев (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Trifolium purpureum leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium purpureum leaf picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium purpureum leaf picture by Jérôme Munzinger (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trifolium purpureum flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium purpureum flower picture by Marie Fraquet (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium purpureum flower picture by ariana masselou (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Trifolium purpureum fruit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Trifolium purpureum fruit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523602-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213055
COL ID 58Q4J
BDTFX ID 69338
INPN ID 127451
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trifolium loisleuri Trifolium desvauxii Trifolium angustifolium subsp. purpureum Trifolium purpureum

Lower taxons

Trifolium purpureum var. purpureum Trifolium purpureum var. desvauxii