Trifolium alpestre

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Trifolium
Subgenus: T. subg. Trifolium
Sectio: T. sect. Trifolium

Species: Trifolium alpestre
Name

Trifolium alpestre L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1082 (1763).
Synonyms

Trifolium alpestre f. bicefala Kožuharov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya 6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre f. heterofoliolata Kožuharov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya 6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre f. monostachyum (Ser.) Cincović, Fl. SR Srbije 4: 462 (1972)
Trifolium alpestre subsp.lanigerum (DC.) Stoj. & Stef., Fl. Balg. ed. 3: 665 (1948)
Trifolium alpestre var. davidovii Kožuharov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya 6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre var. distachya Ser. in De Candolle, Prodr. 2: 194 (1825)
Trifolium alpestre var. durmitoreum Rohlena, Sitzb. Böhm. Ges. Wien. 17: 24 (1903)
Trifolium alpestre var. eualpestre Asch. & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl., 6(2): 576 (1908)
Trifolium alpestre var. glabratum C.Klinggr., Fl. Preuss.: 98 (1848)
Trifolium alpestre var. lanigerum Ser. in De Candolle, Prodr. 2: 194 (1825)
Trifolium alpestre var. parvifolium Kožuharov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya, 6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre var. sericeum Hausskn., Mitt. Thür. Bot. Ver. N. F. 8: 23 (1895)
Trifolium alpestre var. trinervia Kožuharov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya, 6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpinum Georgi, Beschr. Nation. Russ. Reich 3(4): 1191 (1800).
Trifolium incarnatum Stephan, Enum. Stirp. Agr. Mosq.: 33 (1792).
Trifolium purpureum Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 1: 546 (1843)
Trifolium purpureum-majus Gilib., Fl. Lituan. 2: 87 (1782)
Triphylloides nervosa Moench, Methodus: 510 (1794)
Tripthun alpestre var. villosum Čelak., Prodr. Fl. Böhm.: 667 (1875)

Homonyms

Trifolium alpestre Crantz = Trifolium medium L.
Trifolium alpestre Pollich = Trifolium medium L.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Denmark.
Regional: Middle Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
Regional: Eastern Europe
Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Caucasus
North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
Regional: Western Asia
Iran, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1082. Reference page.

Additional references

Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. 2006. Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1989. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 4: Dicotyledones (Lauraceae – Rhamnaceae). cxxix + 458 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, Genève, ISBN 2-8277-0154-5. Online version. Reference page.
Zohary, M. & Heller, D. 1984. The genus Trifolium. Jerusalem: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 965-208-056-X Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Trifolium alpestre. Accessed: 18 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Trifolium alpestre. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Trifolium alpestre in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Trifolium alpestre. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 18.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Trifolium alpestre. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trifolium alpestre in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names
dansk: Skov-Kløver
suomi: Ruusuapila
français: Trèfle alpestre
italiano: Trifoglio alpestre
Nederlands: Alpenklaver
slovenčina: ďatelina alpská
Türkçe: Baykuş başlı üçgül

Trifolium alpestre, the owl-head clover or purple-globe clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to central, southern and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Turkey, and Iran.[1][2] It reproduces both clonally and by seed.[3]
References

"Trifolium alpestre L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
"Trifolium alpestre". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
Kaljund, Karin; Leht, Malle; Jaaska, Vello (2018). "High genotypic diversity and strong spatial structure in populations of Trifolium alpestre with low seed production". Nordic Journal of Botany. 36 (4). doi:10.1111/njb.01705.