Trifolium arvense L.

Trifolium arvense L.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Trifolium L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [2080][801][454][754][566]

Other names:

Trifolium agrestinum Boreau [Synonym] [454][754]
Trifolium arenivagum Boreau [Synonym] [454]
Trifolium arvense (Celak)A.Kerner Subsp. gracile (Thuill.)Nyman [Synonym]
Trifolium arvense L. Var. gracile (Thuill.)Dc. [Synonym]
Trifolium brachyodon (Celak)A.Kerner [Synonym]
Trifolium brittingeri Opiz [Synonym] [454]
Trifolium capitulatum Pau [Synonym] [754][454]
Trifolium gracile Thuill. [Synonym] [2461]
Trifolium longisetum Boiss. & Bal. [Synonym] [454]

Common Names:

Acker Klee [2444] [2205]
Haresfoot Clover [1862] [1917] [2183] [2362] [2625]
Haresfoot Trefoil [2080] [1862]
Hasen Klee [2205] [2444] [2459]
M„use Klee [2205]
Pied de LiŠvre [2459]
Rabbitfoot Clover [1850] [1902]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Annual
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
- 1993 Adams BR
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1995(Europe)Adams BR
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Forage [1862] [1919]
Medicine [1862]
Weed [2086]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa [566] [1862]
- Algeria [566]
- Canary Is [566]
- Djibouti [239]
- Egypt [566]
- Ethiopia [567]
- Libya [566]
- Madeira [1862]
- Morocco [566]
- Sudan [567]
- Tunisia [566]

Antarctica [1862]
- Falkland Is [1862]

Asia [1587] [1861] [1862] [1872] [2015]
- Afghanistan [1872]
- India [1862]
- Indonesia-ISO [1862]
- Iran [1861]
- Iraq [1862]
- Sri Lanka [1587]
- USSR [2015]

Australasia [1880]
- Australia [1880]
  - Australian Capital Territory
  - New South Wales
  - Queensland
  - South Australia
  - Victoria
  - Western Australia
- Tasmania

Caribbean [2157]
- Dominican Republic [2157]
- Haiti [2157]

Europe [454] [566] [698] [754] [1869] [1883] [2183] [2196] [2306] [2309] [2311] [2443] [2444] [2459] [2460] [2625] [2626] [2634] [2635] [2935]
- Albania [454] [754]
- Andorra [2634] [2635]
- Austria [754]
- Azores [754]
- Balearic Is [454] [754]
- Belgium [2459] [2460]
- Bulgaria [454] [754] [2309]
- Channel Is [2626]
- Corsica [454] [754]
- Czechoslovakia [754]
- Denmark [754]
- Finland [754]
- France [454] [754]
- Germany [754]
- Great Britain [754] [2183]
- Greece [454] [754] [2311]
- Hungary [754]
- Ireland [2625]
- Italy [454] [754] [1883]
- Kriti [454] [754] [2306]
- Liechtenstein [2444]
- Luxembourg [2459] [2460]
- Malta [454] [2443]
- Netherlands [754]
- Northern Ireland [2625]
- Norway [754]
- Poland [754]
- Portugal [454] [754]
- Romania [754]
- Sardegna [454] [754]
- Sicilia [454] [2935]
- Spain [454] [754] [2196]
- Sweden [754]
- Switzerland [754]
- Turkey in Europe [454] [754] [1869]
- USSR:B-F.E. [754]
- USSR:C-F.E. [754]
- USSR:E-F.E. [754]
- USSR:K-F.E. [754]
- USSR:N-F.E. [754]
- USSR:W-F.E. [754]
- Yugoslavia [454] [754]

Middle East [454] [566] [1859] [1861]
- Cyprus [454]
- East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
- Israel-Jordan [454]
- Lebanon [1861]
- Saudi Arabia [1859]
- Syria [1861]
- Turkey in Asia [454]

North America
- Canada [1431]
- United States [1143] [1431] [1680]

Pacific Ocean [1862] [1949] [2080]
- Chatham Is [2080]
- Hawaii [1949]
- New Zealand(North) [1862] [2080]
- New Zealand(South) [2080]

South America
- Argentina [1152]
- Chile [1143] [1444]
- Colombia [1292]

Notes:

Exceedingly polymorphic. [566]
Adventive in many countries [566]
Zohary & Heller recognise a var. gracile [566]
Med-checklist recognises a doubtful subspecies gracile. [454]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:19:45