Trifolium grandiflorum Schreb. (syn. Trifolium speciosum Willd.)

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inFabaceae, Uncategorized

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

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001) as Trifolium speciosum Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1382 (1802). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010) is Trifolium grandiflorum Schreb. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 3: 477. 1767

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula to Crimean Peninsula and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Sparse woods, dry grasslands, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Spring – summer: APR, MAY, JUN.

Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem with inflorescences. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem with inflorescences. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – flowers. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum –inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – flowers. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem, peduncle of inflorescence, leaves and stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem, leaf and stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem, leaves and stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – stem and stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – lower leaves with stipules. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – lower part of stem. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – plant base. Osogovo – hilly region west of the gorge of “Kocanska” River, 18.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium grandiflorum – A: inflorescence; B: fruiting inflorescence; C: flowers; D: spent flowers. The corolla is persistent and scarious in fruiting stage. Scale in mm. 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. in Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1290-1345.

Trifolium grandiflorum Schreb. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523192-1 [Accessed 18.05.2024].

Trifolium grandiflorum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4e0e796b-5bb5-44cd-a3d6-e825bea1b0e3 [Accessed 18.05.2024].