Trifolium retusum L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inFabaceae, Uncategorized

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium retusum L.

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

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Central and South Europe to Caucasusand Iraq, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Pastures and graslands.

Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN.

Trifolium retusum – habit. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – inflorescence and leaves. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – inflorescence and leaves. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – inflorescence and leaves. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – inflorescence. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – abaxial side of leaf. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – abaxial side of leaf. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium retusum – stems, leaf petioles and stipules. Village of Pantelej region, 11.05.2025. 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 retusum L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60454687-2 [Accessed 14.05.2025].