Red clover

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

meadow clover; Trifolium pratense

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Red clover, also known as meadow clover or Trifolium pratens, is a plant from the genus of clover (Trifolium) and belongs to the legume family (Fabaceae).

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The red clover grows as a maximum biennial plant, which reaches a height of 15 to 80 cm. The plant has an upright, glabrous stem and alternately arranged leaves that are egg-shaped or elliptical. The flowering period of red clover is from April to October. During this period, multi-flowered and spherical inflorescences, ranging in colour from yellow to purple-purple, are formed. The legume of red clover contains one or two seeds.

Trifolium pratense is the parent plant of Trifolii pratensis flores cum summitatibus

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles