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Trifolium pratense L.

red clover (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Trifolium pratense is an almost ubiquitous clover of grasslands and waste ground.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2013-07-07

 red clover / Trifolium pratense: _Trifolium pratense_ is an almost ubiquitous clover of grasslands and waste ground.

Trifolium pratense has hairy-edged leaves (unlike Trifolium repens) and stipules with a long bristle-point.

Harwich (VC19: North Essex); 2019-07-11

 red clover / Trifolium pratense: _Trifolium pratense_ has hairy-edged leaves (unlike _Trifolium repens_) and stipules with a long bristle-point.

The fruiting heads of Trifolium pratense are dark and untidy, unlike the neater heads of stalked flowers in Trifolium repens.

Aston-on-Carrant (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2021-08-15

 red clover / Trifolium pratense: The fruiting heads of _Trifolium pratense_ are dark and untidy, unlike the neater heads of stalked flowers in _Trifolium repens_.

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