Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Trifolium glomeratum, 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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Sourced5 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded9 Not on the record7 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.: 770 (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	Ball clover	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Macaronesia, W. Europe to Medit and Iran	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	7 cm	6.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 174, 175, 270, 299, 474, 598, 654, 655, 882	Differs from sources
Biological type	therophyte	therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 174, 175, 178, 655, 833	Sourced
Flower color	purple	magenta · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 655, 882	Differs from sources
Fruit shape	legume	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	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
Maximum height	23 cm	22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 164, 174, 175, 270, 299, 474, 598, 654, 655, 882	Differs from sources
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	may, jun, jul	mar, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 833 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded feb, mar · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 833	Differs from sources
Duration	annual	annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 175, 178, 299, 882	Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity	empty	3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Light	empty	9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 444, 445, 598, 882	Sourced
Soil nutriments	empty	2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Soil salinity	empty	0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Other
Propagation method	—	seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record

Trifolium glomeratum L., 1753 27% complete

Ball clover

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