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Trifolium repens L.

White clover

source: Leo Michels (2003), publisher: Wikimedia Commons  (license CC0 1.0 Univ. Pub.Domain Dedication)
source: Leo Michels (2003), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CC0 1.0 Univ. Pub.Domain Dedication)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Trifolium repens L.
The Plant list Trifolium repens L.
English name White clover



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



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe largest part of Europe
Asia temperate zones
Africa temperate zones
North-America temperate zones
South-America temperate zones
Australia temperate zones
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, February 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.wnmb3r
Distribution data GBIF, February 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.wnmb3r

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information