Trifolium repens

Family:FABACEAE
Species:Trifolium repens L.
Common Name:White Clover; Dutch White Clover; Ladino Clover
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:TRRE3
Plant Notes:White Clover is an introduced herbaceous perennial in the Bean family (Fabaceae) native to Europe and central Asia. It can be found throughout Alabama, occurring on roadsides, in fields, in pastures, in lawns, and in prairies. White Clover is a perennial with a tap root. The base of the plant usually dies within a year, leaving just the rooted stems. The stems (stolons) are decumbent, rooting at the nodes, green in color, branched, and glabrous to slightly pubescent. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, and palmately trifoliate. The leaflets are obovate to elliptic in outline, finely toothed, and glabrous or nearly so on both surfaces. The upper surface of the leaflets is often marked with a white chevron (upside down "V"), but this may not be present in all plants. Flowers are produced in 20-80 flowered globose heads from the axils of the leaves. The peduncles are longer than the subtending leaves. The calyx is tubular, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, and with 5 unequal lobes. The corolla is white sometimes becoming pink tinged in color. The standard petal is longer than the wings and keel. The fruit is an oblong-linear 3-4 seeded legume. White Clover is extensively planted in Alabama, with many cultivars available. They are often classified as small, intermediate (Dutch Clover), or large (Ladino clover) based on height.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACU (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Trifolium
Species Trifolium repens L. - White Clover; Dutch White Clover; Ladino Clover

Citation

Citation Trifolium repens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 767. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 930.16). Lectotypified by Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 13. 1920.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Amoria repens Amoria repens (Linnaeus) C. Presl, Symb. Bot. 1: 47. 1831.Trifolium repens Linnaeus 1753. 
Trifolium limonium Trifolium limonium Philippi, Linnaea 28: 679. 1856.  
Trifolium nothum Trifolium nothum Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(3): 137. 1853.  
Trifolium repens var. genuinum Trifolium repens Linnaeus, var. genuinum Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 498. 1908, nom. inadmiss.Trifolium repens Linnaeus 1753. 
Trifolium repens var. giganteum Trifolium repens Linnaeus, var. giganteum Lagreze-Fossat, Fl. Tarn Garonne 95. 1847. FRANCE
Trifolium stipitatum Trifolium stipitatum Clos ex Gay, Fl. Chil. 2: 71. 1847.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2000

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
USAM000011186 Madison 02 May 1976 Higgins, Charles
s.n.
USAM
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UNA00062222 Montgomery 15 Apr 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14324
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
TROY000047668 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
513
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140448 Calhoun 21 Apr 1992 Fuller, Alison
40
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140481 Marshall 03 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1266
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014084 Jefferson 10 May 1965 Wright, Larry
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU139175 Blount 17 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1255
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014064 Chambers 8 Apr 1975 Rutland, David W.
103
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
USAM000006719 Mobile 30 Apr 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4439
USAM
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140485 Randolph 14 Jun 1985 Peppers, Julia
0004
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UNA00008860 Tuscaloosa 02 Oct 1988 Burckhalter, Robert
1517
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
TROY000005740 Coffee 03 May 2000 Martin, Brian H.
649
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014081 Elmore 18 Apr 1966 Berry, Robert
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
AUA000014101 Montgomery 18 Apr 1971 Tatum, E.M.
088
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140956 Calhoun 07 May 1970 Borden, Morris
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014105 Perry 9 May 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1239
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000005742 Coffee 23 Feb 2001 Martin, Brian H.
1023
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140483 Morgan 31 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2943
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UWAL0012973 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24088
UWAL
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014080 Crenshaw 14 Mar 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9496
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000034577 Bullock 09 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
295
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140482 Marshall 22 Mar 1980 Allred, S.
026
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140476 Lee 07 Apr 1970 Sims, Janet D.
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014109 Tallapoosa 11 Apr 1981 Maynard, J.A.
026
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000005745 Montgomery 15 Apr 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14324
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014074 Clay 4 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2411
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140450 Calhoun 22 Feb 1993 Dasinger, Adam P.
4
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000042674 Covington 24 Feb 2013 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018357 Tuscaloosa 25 Mar 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
JSU143031 Jackson 29 Apr 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
575
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014083 Jefferson 25 Nov 1972 Eads, Beth
142
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
SAMF0001847 Walker 03 Apr 1964 Ratliff, C. Ray
38
SAMF
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014085 Lee 5 Apr 1997 Dills, M.D.
012
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000005747 Pike 20 Apr 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13867
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140471 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
231
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014093 Lee 10 Apr 1936 Thompson, C.J.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140452 Calhoun 01 Mar 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
16
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014079 Cleburne 14 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2708
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140456 Clay 20 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1399
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UNA00066816 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17395
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
SAMF0006083 Pickens 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6167
SAMF
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140475 Lee 10 Apr 1973 Harwell, W. Charles
087
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014090 Lee 5 Apr 1964 Creel, John
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0018086 Limestone 30 Apr 1987 Kral, Robert
73802
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140465 Fayette 12 May 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9728
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014066 Chambers 8 Apr 1975 Rutland, David W.
139
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140449 Calhoun 04 Mar 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
028
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014102 Montgomery 21 Dec 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
16086
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018351 Tuscaloosa 20 Apr 1955 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
TROY000005746 Pike 22 Apr 1995 Watkins, Bill
1
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014091 Lee 1 May 1959 Brady, Jr., V.E.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0007123 Butler 18 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19268
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140469 Jefferson 23 Apr 1979 Brasher, Tom
046
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014097 Macon 18 May 1974 Sherrill, M.R.
144
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
AUA000014103 Montgomery 15 Apr 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14324
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0033089 Henry 03 Mar 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27217
UWAL
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140459 Cleburne 24 May 1973 Whetstone, R. David
RDW-1438
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UWAL0043824 Baldwin 02 Apr 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1202
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
TROY000005744 Dale 03 Mar 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
359
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140474 Lee 13 Jun 1973 French, Tom W.
005
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140466 Franklin 31 Mar 1968 South, Jane
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000042842 Cullman Jul 1903 Wolf, Wolfgang
876
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU146001 Calhoun 31 May 1993 Hutchinson, Francine
1578
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014065 Chambers 8 Apr 1975 Rutland, David W.
096
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
SAMF0001848 Tallapoosa 15 Apr 2006 Brock, Jane M.
35
SAMF
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140484 Randolph 14 Jun 1985 Peppers, Julia
0004
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UWAL0001553 Marengo 12 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1947
UWAL
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
TROY000043689 Conecuh 21 May 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27414
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140457 Cleburne 23 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
397
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014110 Washington 31 Mar 1973 Kelso, Emily
016
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140487 St. Clair 03 May 1984 Beavers, Donna D.
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014089 Lee 7 Apr 1966 Searcy, James W.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000005741 Coffee 18 Feb 2000 Martin, Brian H.
421
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140446 Blount 31 Mar 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7877
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UWAL0011146 Bullock 09 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
295
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140478 Limestone 30 Apr 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00433
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014108 Talladega 18 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2957
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
ALNHS00002825 Colbert 22 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-291
ALNHS
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014082 Escambia 12 Apr 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2299
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000005739 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17395
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140453 Calhoun 11 Apr 1989 Alford, J. Erik
158
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140458 Cleburne 13 Apr 1996 Rogers, C.P.
043
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014104 Morgan 26 Nov 1981 Lockhart, Drew
142
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00069233 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
778
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014060 Barbour 24 Oct 1975 Rutland, David W.
1841
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140468 Jackson 06 May 1973 Cook, David
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014086 Lee 24 Jul 1969 Owens, James R.
061
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018356 Tuscaloosa 25 Mar 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014095 Lee 4 May 1924 Dunn, J.S.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000019871 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
778
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
SAMF0001849 Shelby 03 Apr 1999 Stallworth, Heather
30
SAMF
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014098 Macon 4 Aug 1969 Atkeson, Thomas D.
234
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0050421 Bullock 29 Feb 2016 Soehren, Eric C.
143
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140470 Jefferson 05 Oct 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
1195
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014094 Lee 26 Aug 1924 Nichols, J.R.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018362 Hale 23 Apr 1966 Williams, Norris H.
230
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140451 Calhoun 15 Apr 1992 Bailey, D.S.
18
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140460 Cullman 23 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2841
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014071 Chilton 18 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2891
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU136766 Marshall 22 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1356
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
TROY000005743 Dale 07 Mar 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
14973
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
USAM000006718 Baldwin 26 Apr 1979 Shepard, Susie Hentschel
4
USAM
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140464 Etowah 03 Mar 1967 Reynolds, Jane
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014092 Lee 18 Apr 1949 Cunningham, Hugh B.
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018360 Baldwin 14 Mar 1959 Edwards, Jackie
49
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014076 Clay 24 Jun 1975 Rutland, David W.
582
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0007125 Marengo 06 May 1993 Harris, J.W.
s.n.
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140489 Talladega 10 Apr 1971 Cole, Trena
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014062 Calhoun 6 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018354 Tuscaloosa 25 Mar 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014061 Barbour 13 Apr 1967 Drake, Sam
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000046105 Wilcox 22 Feb 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28076
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140486 St. Clair 05 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13061
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UWAL0050585 Sumter 08 Mar 2021 Ryan, Emma D.
7
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140455 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Ballard, Sarah
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014063 Calhoun 18 Apr 1969 Gregory, J.M.
059
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018358 Tuscaloosa 17 Apr 1964 Williams, James D.
s.n.
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140479 Madison 10 Jun 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1837
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014072 Chilton 18 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2868
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000036197 Marengo 12 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
1947
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014077 Cleburne 14 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2670
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018363 Greene 17 Mar 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
T909
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014100 Montgomery 28 Feb 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2057
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00054375 Blount 17 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1255
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
JSU143630 Cleburne 22 Mar 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
580
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UNA00018361 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1959 Williamson, Nelda Kathleen
s.n.
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
USAM000006717 Greene 07 Jun 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
10839
USAM
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140473 Lauderdale 07 May 1969 Reeves, M.
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014073 Choctaw 4 May 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1381
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0035825 Blount 19 Apr 2015 Anderson, Kelly
815
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
AUA000014106 Pike 25 May 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9558
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
AUA000014069 Chambers 8 Apr 1975 Rutland, David W.
180
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140461 DeKalb 23 Aug 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
256
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014070 Cherokee 22 Apr 1972 Hale, A.R.
083
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00061300 Lawrence 20 Apr 2000 England, J. Kevin
132
UNA
Trifolium repensáL.
AUA000014087 Lee 2 May 1969 Burton, Dan
019
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UWAL0039185 Lowndes 28 Mar 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28828
UWAL
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140454 Calhoun 23 Mar 1993 Weninegar. Loretta L.
43
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
UWAL0047015 Autauga 21 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
513
UWAL
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014067 Chambers 25 Apr 1967 Golden, Michael
57
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018355 Mobile 27 Mar 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D292
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
JSU140480 Madison 06 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1230
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000026970 Jackson 13 May 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
HC-149
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
UNA00018364 Montgomery 16 Mar 1977 Harvey, Denise
90
UNA
Trifolium repens L.
UWAL0007124 Marengo 02 May 2008 England, J. Kevin
778
UWAL
Trifolium repens L.
TROY000019785 Calhoun 13 Feb 1992 Harris, Christy
6
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140472 Jefferson 02 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1061
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140463 Etowah 11 Mar 1995 Soehren, Eric C.
015
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014099 Madison 16 Apr 1983 Mclendon, Dean B.
41
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000047503 Lowndes 28 Mar 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28828
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
SAMF0006096 Tuscaloosa 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6136
SAMF
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014075 Clay 6 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2515
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140467 Jackson 01 May 1975 Durham, Steven D.
340
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014107 Talladega 8 Nov 1972 Pringle, Gary
144
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000038625 Coosa 20 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24088
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140488 Talladega 14 May 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000038389 Morgan 10 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
8007
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140462 DeKalb 14 Jun 1969 Beaty, Norma J.
s.n.
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014068 Chambers 11 Jul 1969 Hayes, J.L.
047
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000019870 Geneva 20 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19002
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
JSU140447 Blount 31 Mar 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7812
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014088 Lee 7 Apr 1970 Williams, Ann
023
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
JSU140477 Limestone 02 Jun 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00574
JSU
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
AUA000014078 Cleburne 16 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2760
AUA
Trifolium Repens L.
TROY000043797 Henry 03 Mar 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27217
TROY
Trifolium repens Linnaeus
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