Trifolium pallidum Waldst. & Kit.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium pallidum Waldst. & Kit.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Coombe in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Italy, Hungary, Romania, Balkan Peninsula to Türkiye, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew); also native to Spain and Belgium according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010);

Habitat:  Grasslands, edges and clearings of oak forests, roadsides.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Trifolium pallidum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – flowering stems. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence with subtending leaves. The uppermost eaves are opposite. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence with subtending leaves. The uppermost eaves are opposite. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence with subtending leaves. The uppermost eaves are opposite. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence with subtending leaves. The uppermost eaves are opposite. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – subtending leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – subtending leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stem with leaves and developing inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stipules. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stipules. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stipule and petiole of lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – stem. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium pallidum – lower part of plant. Osogovo, hilly region between the villages of Pantelej and Rajchani, 21.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolum L. Coombe, D.E. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 157 – 172.

Trifolium L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1290-1345.

Trifolium pallidum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/850c2852-5c2d-47fa-a1e2-d1e2ee33b8b4 Published on the Internet  [Accessed 29.06.2023].

Trifolium pallidum Waldst. & Kit. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523500-1 [Accessed 29.06.2023].

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