Image to followAI-generated illustrationTrifolium fragiferum
Trifolium fragiferum
FamilyGenus: Trifoliumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A low, creeping perennial wildflower native in Great Britain, bearing pinkish flower heads that swell to resemble small strawberries. It flowers from May to September and favours sunny, moist, calcareous soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
Its flowers are visited by a range of insects, and its mat-forming growth can help bind soil in damp, sunny grassland. In its native range it is a component of species-rich swards on calcareous and slightly saline ground.
Annual cycle
Flowering extends from May to September. The plant is a perennial, persisting through winter as a low mat of leaves.
Safety note
This plant is considered safe for children; no toxicity has been reported.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.128 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun, in fresh to moderately moist, calcareous or basic soil of normal fertility. This species is adapted to low-disturbance settings and tolerates moderate salinity. No special feeding is needed; it thrives on average soil nutrients. It requires little attention once established.
Scientific profile
Trifolium fragiferum is a perennial herbaceous plant reaching about 13 cm in height. Its stems root at the base and form a spreading mat. The leaves are broad, each divided into three elliptical leaflets up to 2 cm long, with a slightly glaucous underside and prominent, recurved lateral veins. The flower heads are globular, composed of many pale pink florets; after flowering the calyces inflate, giving the head a strawberry-like look. It grows best in full sun and fresh, moderately moist, calcareous to basic soils of average fertility. The species tolerates moderate salinity and occurs in sites with low disturbance and a moderately warm temperature regime. Diaspores are small, each weighing about 1.36 mg.
Pollinators & visitors
14 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pascuorumBombus lucorumApis melliferaBombus sylvarumSphaerophoria scriptaHalictus scabiosaeHalictus simplexLasioglossum leucozoniumHalictus maculatusNomiapis diversipesSeladonia subaurataAndrena flavipesHalictus simplex/langobardicus/compressusHalictus subauratus
Other flower visitors
18 other species visit the flowers
Amara communisHarpalus rufipesHarpalus griseusAmara ovataCantharis fuscaAnisodactylus binotatusHarpalus distinguendusTrechus quadristriatusHemicrepidius hirtusAmara lunicollisHemicrepidius nigerDiachromus germanusHarpalus affinisHarpalus rubripesAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorPoecilus cupreusAmara plebeja
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•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)
•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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