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Internal ID UUID643fdf1f0495c179507864
Scientific name Trifolium alpestre
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1082 (1763)

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It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 10–30 cm tall, with trifoliate leaves and purple-pink flowers.

Trifolium alpestre, commonly known as owl-head clover or purple-globe clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to central, southern and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Turkey, and Iran. It is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows to 10-30 cm tall, with trifoliate leaves and purple-pink flowers. It reproduces both clonally and by seed.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Trifolium alpestre subsp. lanigerum (Ser.) Stoj. & Stef. Fl. Bulg., ed. 3: 665 (1948)
Trifolium alpestre var. lanigerum Ser. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr.2: 194 (1825)
Trifolium alpestre var. alpestre L.
Triphylloides nervosa Moench Methodus: 510 (1794)
Trifolium alpestre f. bicefala Kožuharov Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre f. heterofoliolata Kožuharov Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre var. davidovii Kožuharov Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre var. parvifolium Kožuharov Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre var. trinervia Kožuharov Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya6: 559 (1976)
Trifolium alpestre f. lanigerum (Ser.) Bolzon Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 20: 327 (1913)
Trifolium alpestre subf. monostachyum Ser. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr.2: 194 (1825)
Trifolium alpestre var. distachyum Ser. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr.2: 194 (1825)
Trifolium alpestre var. durmitorum Rohlena Sitz. Ber. Böhm. Ges. Wiss.17: 24 (1903)
Trifolium alpestre var. glabratum C.Klinggr. Fl. Preuss.: 98 (1848)
Trifolium alpestre var. rubellum Ser. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr.2: 194 (1825)
Trifolium alpestre var. sericeum Hausskn. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 8: 23 (1895)
Trifolium alpestre var. villosum Celak. Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 667 (1875)

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Language Common/alternative name
English owl-head clover
Belarusian Канюшына альпійская
Bulgarian алпийска детелина
Czech jetel alpínský
German hügel-klee
German hügelklee
Estonian alpi ristik
Finnish ruusuapila
French trefle alpestre
French trèfle alpestre
Upper Sorbian lěsny dźećel
Icelandic fellasmári
Georgian მაღალმთის სამყურა
Dutch alpenklaver
Polish koniczyna dwukłosowa
Russian Клевер альпийский
Swedish alpklöver
Swedish stenklöver
Ukrainian Альпійська конюшина
Ukrainian Конюшина альпійська

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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000213941
USDA Plants TRAL10
Tropicos 13033677
INPN 127216
Flora of Italy 2673
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522831-1
The Plant List ild-9003
Open Tree Of Life 128247
Observations.org 104719
NCBI Taxonomy 97007
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0200003325
IPNI 522831-1
iNaturalist 334748
GBIF 5359499
EPPO TRFAE
EOL 704095
Elurikkus 7991
USDA GRIN 40162
Wikipedia Trifolium_alpestre

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Endangered Forest Communities in Central Europe: Mapping Current and Potential Distributions of Euro-Siberian Steppic Woods with Quercus spp. in South Slovak Basin Oravec P, Wittlinger L, Máliš F Biology (Basel) 25-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10376067
doi:10.3390/biology12070910
PMID:37508342
Vegetation Dynamics in a Loess Grassland: Plant Traits Indicate Stability Based on Species Presence, but Directional Change When Cover Is Considered Csontos P, Tamás J, Kovács Z, Schellenberger J, Penksza K, Szili-Kovács T, Kalapos T Plants (Basel) 13-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8950867
doi:10.3390/plants11060763
PMID:35336646
Chromosome and Genome Diversity in the Genus Trifolium (Fabaceae) Lukjanová E, Řepková J Plants (Basel) 19-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8621578
doi:10.3390/plants10112518
PMID:34834880
Variation in Ribosomal DNA in the Genus Trifolium (Fabaceae) Vozárová R, Macková E, Vlk D, Řepková J Plants (Basel) 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8465422
doi:10.3390/plants10091771
PMID:34579303
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
C N/A Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC9771676
doi:10.1016/B978-0-7020-7463-9.50011-2
High-resolution melting of multiple barcode amplicons for plant species authentication Ballin NZ, Onaindia JO, Jawad H, Fernandez-Carazo R, Maquet A Food Control 01-Nov-2019
PMCID:PMC6686639
doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.05.022
PMID:31680728
Temporal variations of herbage production and nutritive value of three grasslands at different elevation zones regarding grazing needs and welfare of ruminants Koidou M, Mountousis I, Dotas V, Zagorakis K, Yiakoulaki M Arch Anim Breed 17-Apr-2019
PMCID:PMC6853133
doi:10.5194/aab-62-215-2019
PMID:31807632
Habitat requirements of endangered species in a former coppice of high conservation value Roleček J, Vild O, Sladký J, Řepka R 02-Mar-2017
PMCID:PMC6166777
doi:10.1007/s12224-016-9276-6
PMID:30283231
Experimental evidence for the immediate impact of fertilization and irrigation upon the plant and invertebrate communities of mountain grasslands Andrey A, Humbert JY, Pernollet C, Arlettaz R Ecol Evol 28-May-2014
PMCID:PMC4203302
doi:10.1002/ece3.1118
PMID:25360290
Phenolic acids fromTrifolium alpestre, T. medium, andT. pratense A. L. Kazakov, D. M. Elisevich Springer Science and Business Media LLC 20-Nov-2004
doi:10.1007/BF00566355

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> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
3-[3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 348159 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566355
Chlorogenic Acid 1794427 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566355

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