Taxonomy
Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | Seamair dhearg
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Meadows, pastures and roadsides
Life cycle
Annual
Ex-situ conservation
Living collection in the National Botanic Garden.
Use
Legume forage crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. For these reasons it is used as a green manure crop. Several cultivar groups have been selected for agricultural use, mostly derived from var. sativum. It has become naturalised in many temperate areas, including the Americas and Australasia as an escape from cultivation. The species is abundant in Ireland.