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Each value Trefle shows for Trifolium fragiferum, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced18 Differs from sources5 Source not recorded10 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 772 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Strawberry clover	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Europe to Xinjiang, Macaronesia, N. Africa to NW. India	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	17 cm	17 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 39 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 86, 92, 164, 175, 203, 270, 347, 500, 589, 818, 898	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 833, 918	Sourced
Flower color	purple	magenta · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 882	Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	medium	medium · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Fruit shape	legume	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882	Sourced
Growth form	Stoloniferous	Stoloniferous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth habit	Forb/herb	Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Moderate	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Differs from sources
Maximum height	20 cm	20 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 86, 92, 164, 175, 203, 270, 347, 500, 589, 818, 898	Sourced
Sexuality	empty	hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	jun, jul, aug, sep	may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203, 833 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded feb, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203, 833	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 92, 164, 175, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	8 / 9 · very humid air	8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ground humidity	6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)	6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203	Sourced
Light	7 / 9 · half-light to light	8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 92, 444, 445, 882	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 8.4	pH 8.4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 6.5	pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)	7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Sourced
Soil salinity	3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline)	4 / 9 · slightly to moderately saline (meso-oligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489	Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	9 cm	9 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818, 898	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	12.9 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 347	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	fodder, forage · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 414	Not on the record
Propagation method	—	seed · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	Low · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 203, 242	Not on the record

Trifolium fragiferum L., 1753 58% complete

Strawberry clover

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