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Trifolium medium L.

Zigzag clover

source: Christian Fischer (2011) publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 3.0 Unported)
source: Christian Fischer (2011) publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 3.0 Unported)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Trifolium medium L.
The Plant list Trifolium medium L.
English name Zigzag clover



Crop relationship
Red clover tertiary genepool
White clover same genus
Subterranean clover same genus



FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 decreasing (25-50%)
Presence rare
Status Red List: near threatened
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: most recent observation year >= 2000
  • blue: most recent observation year < 2000
  • yellow circle: not wild.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe largest part of Europe
Asia Wt-Asia
Africa -
North-America naturalized
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.dwnffn
Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.dwnffn

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information