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