Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense
FamilyGenus: Trifoliumheimisch in Deutschland
🌿
314
Species
interact
🔗
7487
Interactions
documented
🐛
17
Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native perennial herb of sunny meadows and grasslands, producing rounded heads of pinkish-purple flowers from March to September. It is a valuable plant for wildlife, especially bumblebees.
Ecological network
Click to highlight connections · Click again to open species page
Netzwerk wird geladen...
PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a widespread native component of grassland and meadow habitats, it contributes to the botanical diversity of these plant communities.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from March to September.
Safety note
There are no known toxicity concerns; the plant is considered safe around children.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Mär – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.307 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in a fresh, moderately moist, average garden soil. Suitable for wildflower meadows and informal areas. Once established it requires little attention.
Scientific profile
Trifolium pratense is a herbaceous perennial native in Great Britain. It typically reaches about 30 cm in height. The broad leaves are composed of three leaflets, often with a pale crescent marking. Dense, rounded flower heads appear from March to September. The plant prefers sunny sites with fresh, moderately moist soil of normal fertility. It is not tolerant of saline conditions and is associated with habitats experiencing low levels of disturbance. Growth is non-woody and terrestrial.
Bestäuber & Besucher
220 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lycaena phlaeasPolyommatus icarusZygaena filipendulaeAndrena labialisOsmia bicolorVanessa atalantaThymelicus lineolaPyrgus malvaeThymelicus sylvestrisFabriciana adippeHipparchia semeleBombus pascuorumBombus muscorumBombus hypnorumNomada fulvicornisClossiana euphrosyneBombus lucorumBombus ruderariusBombus campestrisHalictus confususCoenonympha pamphilusNomada flavaPararge aegeriaErynnis tagesSpeyeria aglajaAphantopus hyperantusGonepteryx rhamniBombus sylvestrisBombus humilisBombus barbutellusBombus magnusAglais urticaeLeptidea sinapisOsmia caerulescensOsmia aurulentaBombus rupestrisBombus monticolaPieris napiPyronia tithonusMelitta leporinaHalictus tumulorumAndrena flavipesEucera longicornisLasioglossum lativentreBombus sylvarumBombus hortorumBombus subterraneusBombus lapidariusBombus terrestrisBombus pratorum
Host relationships
17 species use this plant as a host
Zygaena loniceraeLysandra coridonPieris rapaeNomophila noctuellaXestia c-nigrumOrthosia incertaEuclidia glyphicaMelanargia galatheaLycaeides idasChiasmia clathrataOdontopera bidentataAutographa gammaCarcharodus alceaeMacrothylacia rubiAcronicta rumicisZygaena carniolicaZygaena viciae
Other flower visitors
63 other species visit the flowers
Columba palumbusSitona lineatusOedemera nobilisLinaria cannabinaFringilla coelebsEmberiza citrinellaStreptopelia decaoctoCarduelis carduelisColoeus monedulaCapreolus capreolusFormica cuniculariaPhyllopertha horticolaHarpalus rufipesHarpalus griseusAmara ovataCantharis fuscaAnisodactylus binotatusHarpalus distinguendusTrechus quadristriatusAmara lunicollisApodemus sylvaticusAmara plebejaHemicrepidius nigerHarpalus affinisDiachromus germanusHarpalus rubripesAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorPoecilus cupreuspyrausta purpuralisHippodamia variegataCoccinella septempunctataPterostichus melanariusMisumena vatiaOxythyrea funestaBrassicogethes aeneusAmara communisHemicrepidius hirtusCantharis rufa (Linnaeus)BanchinaePollenia amentariaCynomya mortuorumMusca autumnalisEmpis simuliumMelinda viridicyaenaDrymeia alpicolaPolyomnmatus semiargusSarcophaga carnariaPhyllobius virideaerisEmpis caudatula
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•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)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1854336022
All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible. Attribution according to license terms. Full source overview →