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Trifolium repens L. (White Clover, Dutch Clover)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Trifolium repens Plant 3 June 2001 Berks England 3
Trifolium repens Plant 3 June 2001 Berks England 5 6
Trifolium repens Plant 10 August 1974 (Yorks) England 1
Trifolium repens Plant 19 June 1971 East Norfolk England 1

Suggested Literature

Trifolium repens 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 repens:

(live) live is parasitised by Peronospora trifoliorum - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Erysiphe trifolii - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Erysiphe trifolii - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Uromyces trifolii-repentis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Uromyces trifolii-repentis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
is foodplant of larva Meligethes nigrescens - a pollen beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Sitona lepidus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
is foodplant of larva Sitona lineellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Sitona puncticollis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
is galled by larva Apion laevicolle - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 1990 [gall?]
is associate of adult Bruchidius varius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
may house apothecium Sclerotinia trifoliorum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [arise from buried sclerotia in round bare patches among sizeable colonies of the host plant]
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Apion fulvipes - White Clover Seed Weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Cymadothea trifolii - Black Blotch Or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - Causative Organism (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Black Blotch Disease" or "Sooty Blotch Disease"]
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by overwintering, stromatic pseudothecium Cymadothea trifolii - Black Blotch Or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - Causative Organism (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Black Blotch Disease" or "Sooty Blotch Disease"]
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by erumpent apothecium Pseudopeziza trifolii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Uromyces trifolii-repentis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Uromyces trifolii-repentis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph Cercospora zebrina - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes dark brown spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by immersed pseudothecium Leptosphaerulina trifolii - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes small brown spots, which sometimes coalesce to form larger pale areas]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by erumpent apothecium Pseudopeziza trifolii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown dead spots]
leaf (nerve) (live) live leaf (nerve) is galled by often confluent telium Uromyces trifolii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes distortion]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Liriomyza congesta - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972 [short linear mine with frass in minute grains on each side of central green band]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera meles - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera punctata - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo arcuata - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted Benson, R.B., 1958
Benson, R.B., 1952
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo notha - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
petiole (live) live petiole is galled by often confluent telium Uromyces trifolii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes distortion]
plant (live) live plant may be infected and damaged by buried sclerotium Sclerotinia trifoliorum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
pollen pollen is collected to provision nest of female Melitta leporina - a solitary bee (Hymenoptera: Melittidae) UK/Ireland Major Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
rootstock rootstock is galled by larva Apion curtisi - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Foreign Questionable Morris, M.G., 1990
seed (buried, mummified) buried, mummified seed may be infected and damaged by apothecial Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Sclerotinia spermophila - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
seed (buried, mummified) buried, mummified seed may be infected and damaged by apothecial sclerotium Sclerotinia spermophila - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Uromyces trifolii-repentis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem may contain larva Apion virens - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992

Trifolium repens 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)
Trifolium
(clovers)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
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

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