Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
A common violet or white flower, introduced species, found in many naturally grown meadows and along pathways in parks around Montreal. Blooms summer and fall.
Last changed on 2024-12-16
Common Names
- Red Clover 🇨🇦
- Trèfle des prés, Trèfle violet 🇫🇷
- Wiesenklee 🇩🇪
- Trébol violeta, Trébol rojo 🇲🇽
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Characteristics & Identification
How to Identify
Similar to other clover species. To identify this species look at the leaflets origin and arrangement in regards to the flower, the globose arrangement of violet florets. The leaflets branch near the flower. Florets colour is uniform violet or white and branch of nearest leaflets of the flower is very close.
Where and When to Spot
During summer and fall in any of the parks around Montreal with natural meadows. This flower is an introduced species in North-America.
Taxonomy
- Order: Fabales
- Family: Fabaceae
- Species: Trifolium pratense
Morphology
Flowers
- Color: violet
- Shape: pailionaceous
- Inflorescence: globose
Leaves
- Arrangement: alternate
- Petiole: medium
- Shape: trifoliate, ovate
- Margin: serrulate
- Venation: dichotomous
References
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ des Possibles | x | x | - | - |
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | x | x | - |
| Parc Angrignon | - | x | - | - |
| Parc des Rapides, Lachine | - | x | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.