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Trifolium alexandrinum
FamilyGenus: Kleenative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
An introduced and established leguminous plant in Great Britain, Trifolium alexandrinum is a herbaceous plant with broad leaves. It thrives in full sun on dry, nutrient-poor, neutral to slightly acidic soils, and flowers from June to September.
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PollinationLarval host
Ecological significance
Introduced and established in Great Britain, Trifolium alexandrinum is not recorded as causing ecological harm. It occupies dry, nutrient-poor sites, where its competitive ability appears limited.
Annual cycle
A spring-germinating annual. Flowering takes place from June to September. Seeds ripen in late summer and autumn, after which the above-ground parts senesce.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
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Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.474 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Full sun.
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Soil: Well-drained, dry, nutrient-poor soil; neutral to slightly acidic pH.
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Watering: Drought-tolerant; avoid waterlogged conditions.
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Feeding: Does not require nutrient-rich soil; mycorrhizal associations aid nutrient uptake.
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Sowing: Sow in spring on the desired site; flowers appear in early summer.
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General: An annual plant; allow seed to shed if self-seeding is wanted, or cut before seed set to prevent spread.
Scientific profile
Trifolium alexandrinum is an introduced species that has become established in Great Britain, where it occurs as a herbaceous legume. Growing to about 0.5 m in height, it bears broad leaves and forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. It favours full sun and dry, nutrient-poor soils with a neutral to slightly acidic reaction, and thrives under moderately warm conditions. Based on its ecological indicator values, the plant is associated with full sun, dry, acidic, nutrient-poor settings typical of siliceous grasslands and dry meadows. The species flowers from June to September.
Pollinators & visitors
6 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Agrotis ipsilon
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•pollinator_interactions
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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