BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Trifolium (clovers)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Trifolium arvense L. (Hare’s-foot Clover)		5	8			4
Species	Trifolium aureum Pollich (Large Trefoil)						4
Species	Trifolium campestre Schreber (Hop Trefoil)		14	11			7
Species	Trifolium dubium Sibth. (Lesser Trefoil)		10	6			9
Species	Trifolium fragiferum L. (Strawberry Clover)		10				7
Species	Trifolium hybridum L. (Alsike Clover)		13	21			10
Species	Trifolium incarnatum L. (Crimson Clover)	1	9			1	11
Species	Trifolium medium L. (Zigzag Clover)		2			1	9
Species	Trifolium micranthum Viv. (Slender Trefoil)		5				2
Species	Trifolium occidentale Coombe (Western Clover)		12
Species	Trifolium ochroleucon Hudson (Sulphur Clover)						1
Species	Trifolium pratense L. (Red Clover)		7	5		1	32
Species	Trifolium repens L. (White Clover, Dutch Clover)		10	6			34
Species	Trifolium scabrum L. (Rough Clover)		7
Species	Trifolium striatum L. (Knotted Clover)		13	14			2
Species	Trifolium strictum L. (Upright Clover)		7
Species	Trifolium subterraneum L. (Subterranean Clover)			22	7		1
Informal	(Trifolium sp. cult.) (Cultivated Clovers)		25	27		1	2128556

Suggested Literature

Trifolium may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

PLANTAE
(plants)

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Trifolium:

	is foodplant of larva	Apion apricans - a clover seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Apion difforme - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Apion fulvipes - White Clover Seed Weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Apion laevicolle - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Apion ryei - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990
	is foodplant of larva	Apion schoenherri - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Apion trifolii - a clover seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Apion varipes - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona ambiguus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona humeralis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona lepidus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona lineatus - Pea & Bean Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona lineellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona macularius - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona puncticollis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona sulcifrons - Clover Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Tychius lineatulus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Tychius picirostris - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Tychius pusillus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Tychius stephensi - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Tychius tibialis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
bud (terminal or lateral)	bud (terminal or lateral) is galled by larva	Tychius polylineatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Bullock, J.A., 1992
calyx	calyx is galled by larva	Dasineura leguminicola - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
flower	flower is galled by	Aceria plicator - a mite	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
inflorescence	inflorescence is galled by	Mycoplasma
inflorescence	inflorescence may contain larva	Apion assimile - a clover seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
inflorescence	inflorescence may contain larva	Apion nigritarse - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992 [small, yellow-flowered species]
leaf (midrib)	leaf (midrib) is galled by telium	Uromyces trifolii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 ["aecia" - in error]
leaf (petiole)	leaf (petiole) is galled by telium	Uromyces trifolii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 ["aecia" - in error]
leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Agromyza nana - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)	Spencer, K.A., 1972 [a short linear mine which develops into a conspicuous white blotch on the midrib]
leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Longitarsus atricillus - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Longitarsus atricillus - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is grazed by adult	Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata - Twenty-four-spot Ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata - Twenty-four-spot Ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
leaf	leaf is grazed by	Hypera fuscocinerea - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Hypera meles - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf	leaf is grazed by	Hypera nigrirostris - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Hypera postica - Clover Leaf Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002 Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Hypera punctata - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002 Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is grazed by	Hypera suspiciosa - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf	leaf is grazed by	Hypera venusta - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Nematus myosotidis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1958
leaflet	leaflet is galled by larva	Dasineura trifolii - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
root	root is foodplant of larva	Sitona hispidulus - Clover Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992 [a pest of this foodplant]
root	root is parasitised by underground tuber	Orobanche minor - Common Broomrape (Orobanchaceae)	Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
rootstock	rootstock is galled by larva	Apion curtisi - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem	stem is galled by larva	Apion pubescens - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem	stem may contain larva	Apion seniculus - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem	stem may contain larva	Apion virens - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990

Trifolium may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Bullock, J.A., 1992	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985	Flora of the British Isles
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989	Ladybirds
Morris, M.G., 1990	Orthocerous Weevils
Morris, M.G., 1997	Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Morris, M.G., 2002	True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Spencer, K.A., 1972	Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls