Trifolium patens Schreb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium patens Schreb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to the Mediterranean, Ukraine and Transcaucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands and pastures.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

*Trifolium patens* – habit. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 06.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Trifolium patens* – habit. Osogovo – “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolium L. Coombe, D.E. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 157 – 172.

Trifolium L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1290-1345.

Trifolium patens Schreb. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523520-1 [Accessed 29.09.2023].

Trifolium patens. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c51d604b-0d43-42e6-a600-b1b437509cd6 [Accessed 29.09.2023].

Last update: 30.07.2024.

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