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crimson clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Crimson clover is a beautiful flower with bright red blooms that attract bees and butterflies. It grows in fields and gardens, making the world a little more colorful!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The crimson clover has striking, upright, conical flower heads that are a vibrant deep red to scarlet color, appearing fuzzy due to many tiny florets. Its leaves are soft, hairy, and trifoliate, meaning they have three leaflets, distinguishing it from single-leafed plants.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Cows and sheep love to munch on crimson clover for a healthy and nutritious snack.

Its scientific name, Trifolium, surprisingly means 'three leaves' in Latin!

Some people carefully use crimson clover flowers to make their own special herbal tea.

This plant is often called 'Italian clover' because it originally comes from Southern Europe.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nitrogen Power-Up

Crimson clover can partner with tiny soil bacteria to 'fix' nitrogen from the air, turning it into food that helps both itself and other plants grow strong!

Fähigkeit

Soil Supercharger

Crimson clover has deep roots that break up compacted soil, improving its structure and allowing water and air to reach other plant roots easily.

Fähigkeit

Busy Bee Beacon

Crimson clover's bright red flowers act like a giant 'welcome sign' for buzzing bees and other pollinators, providing them with essential nectar and pollen.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-50 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
2-6 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

gathers nectar and pollen

eaten by

Cattle

Bos taurus

a nutritious forage crop

eaten by

Domestic sheep

Ovis aries

grazes on the plant

symbiotic with

Rhizobium bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

fixes nitrogen in its roots

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always check with an adult before picking flowers in nature.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von crimson clover?

20-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von crimson clover?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von crimson clover?

2-6 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von crimson clover?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von crimson clover?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von crimson clover?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von crimson clover?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von crimson clover?

Insekten

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