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Trifolium pratense L. (Red Clover)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Trifolium pratense In flower 23 June 2001 Berks England 6 5
Trifolium pratense Plant 7 August 1970 East Sussex England 1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Pratt, E., 2005 More plants at variance with floras

Trifolium pratense may also 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 pratense:

(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
is foodplant of larva Apion laevicolle - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Sitona lepidus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
is foodplant of larva Sitona puncticollis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
is foodplant of larva Sitona sulcifrons - Clover Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
is associate of adult Bruchidius varius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) UK/Ireland Major 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]
anther (greyed) greyed anther may be infected and damaged by conidiophore of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis anthophila - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
flower? flower? is foodplant of larva Apion varipes - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 1990 [gall?]
inflorescence inflorescence is foodplant of larva Apion apricans - a clover seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Restricted Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992 [a pest species on this foodplant]
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Apion assimile - a clover seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Foreign Major Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Apion trifolii - a clover seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990 [a pest species on this foodplant]
leaf (hanging down, wilted) hanging down, wilted leaf is spotted by erumpent conidiophore of Kabatiella dematiaceous anamorph Kabatiella caulivora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales: Dothioraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes dark-margined spots]
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 uredium Uromyces fallens - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Uromyces fallens - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous aecium Uromyces fallens - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous pycnium Uromyces fallens - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Ascochyta trifolii - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown, zonate spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous pseudothecium Mycosphaerella carinthiaca - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes angular, brown spots, enclosed by veins, which begin at the leaf edge]
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 conidiophore of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph Stemphylium sarciniforme - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes dark brown, zonate spots 1-8mm diam.]
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 leaf is grazed by larva Hypera meles - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera nigrirostris - 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
petiole (live) live petiole is spotted by erumpent conidiophore of Kabatiella dematiaceous anamorph Kabatiella caulivora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales: Dothioraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes dark-margined spots]
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 foodplant of adult Orsodacne humeralis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
seed? seed? may contain larva Bruchidius varius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) UK/Ireland Cox, M.L., 2007
stem (broken, discoloured) broken, discoloured stem is spotted by erumpent conidiophore of Kabatiella dematiaceous anamorph Kabatiella caulivora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales: Dothioraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes dark-margined spots]
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial colony of Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph Sarcopodium circinatum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem may contain larva Apion virens - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Questionable Morris, M.G., 1990

Trifolium pratense 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

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
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

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