Trifolium incarnatum

FamilyGenus: Kleenative in Germany

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About this species

Trifolium incarnatum is a herbaceous, broad-leaved plant native in Great Britain. It grows to about 33 cm tall and flowers from June to August. It requires full sun and moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid soil, and is warmth-loving.

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Ecological significance

As a native herb, it forms part of grassland flora. Its flowers are available from June to August. Detailed impact assessments are not available from the evidence base.

Annual cycle

Flowers from June to August.

Safety note

No specific safety information is available for this species.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

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Flowering period

Jun – Aug

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.33 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Nectar

5.347 µl/Blüte

Pollen

1.9572 mg/Blüte

Pflege & Anbau

Choose a site in full sun with moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid soil. Avoid saline ground. Being warmth-loving, the plant benefits from a sheltered position. No other specific maintenance is required.

Scientific profile

Trifolium incarnatum is a non-woody, herbaceous plant with broad leaves. Mature plants reach a height of approximately 0.33 m. The flowering period extends from June to August. It is a terrestrial species that forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. The species is warmth-loving and favours full sun. It grows on fresh, moderately moist soils with a neutral to weakly acid reaction and does not tolerate saline conditions. Diaspore mass averages 2.47 mg.

Pollinators & visitors

12 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Bombus pascuorumApis melliferaCallophrys rubi Pieris rapae Andrena wilkella Halictus confusus Polistes dominula Bombus barbutellusPolyommatus fulgensPolyommatus humedasaeHesperia commaOsmia viridana

Host relationships

1 species use this plant as a host

Autographa gamma

Other flower visitors

1 other species visit the flowers

Coccinella septempunctata

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Middleton-Welling_2020

•pollinator_interactions

•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)

•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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