Trifolium pratense L., 1753 56% complete

Cowgrass clover

Sp. Pl.: 768 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Trifolium pratense, 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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Sourced20 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record9 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.: 768 (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 Cowgrass clover No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, NW. Africa, Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 26 cm
  • 26.01 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 300 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 50, 66, 76, 86, 88, 92, 108, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 200, 203, 251, 273, 310, 320, 347, 383, 449, 500, 519, 526, 569, 589, 655, 807, 832, 866, 884, 897, 898, 917, 925, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 278 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 161, 174, 175, 178, 203, 220, 500, 655, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color purple
  • magenta, purple, red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 655, 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 Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape legume Sourced
Growth form Single Crown
  • Single Crown · 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 Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 50, 66, 76, 86, 88, 92, 108, 133, 161, 174, 175, 178, 200, 203, 251, 273, 310, 320, 347, 383, 449, 500, 519, 526, 569, 589, 655, 807, 832, 866, 884, 897, 898, 917, 925, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul, sep
  • may, jun, jul, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 24 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 163, 203, 310
Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 258 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 92, 110, 175, 178, 203, 759, 818, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity
  • 5 / 9 · medium air humidity · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 67, 71, 92, 444, 445, 822, 882
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.6
  • pH 7.6 · 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 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 21 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 12.5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 51 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 50, 76, 88, 228, 307, 347, 372, 412, 416, 468
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record