| Accepted name: |
Trifolium pratense L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Meadow Clover
Red Clover
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| French names: |
Trèfle rouge
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HTRIPR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The crop is grown in pure stands or mixed with grasses; it is used as green or dry forage, for pasture and soil improvement, for preparation of pellets and other concentrates and also as medicinal plant (mainly in Asia)(1)(*2)(*3)(*5). |
| Key Characters: |
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