Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Red Clover, Trifolium pratense var sativum
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Red Clover (agricultural variety)
Trifolium pratense var. sativum
Family: Fabaceae

Flowering June-October. Perennial. Introduced.

An agricultural variety of Red Clover, Trifolium pratense.
Stronger growing than the native Red Clover and usually with hollow (rather than solid) stems. Hybrids occur between the two.

Sown on agricultural land and also included in wildflower seed mixtures. Can be found on grassland, roadsides and waste ground.

Red Clover, Trifolium pratense var sativum

Red Clover, Trifolium pratense var sativum
Red Clover(agricultural variety), Trifolium pratense var. sativum

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