Trifolium diffusum Ehrh.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Trifolium// Species: Trifolium diffusum M. Bieb.//

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from East Central and South Europe to Caucasus and South European Russia according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Edges of oak forests, on somewhat shaded habitats.

Flowering period:  Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.

Trifolium diffusum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – habit. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – flowering stem. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – flowering stem. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – flowering stem. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence and subtending leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence and subtending leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – abaxial side of upper cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – stipules and petiole of upper cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – stems with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – stems with leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – adaxial side of leaflet. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – abaxial side of leaflet. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – stipule of middle cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – stem. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – stem. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – plant base. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – plant base. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Trifolium diffusum – plant base and root. Osogovo – hilly region between the village of Rajchani and the Svilanovo locality, 11.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Trifolium diffusum Ehrh. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523090-1 [Accessed 25.06.2023].

Trifolium diffusum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ff252c57-6403-4329-927d-68d8489279ed [Accessed 25.06.2023].

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.

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