Fabaceae

Crimson clover

Trifolium incarnatum L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Trifolium

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Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) — FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (34)

Arabic: نفل محمر
arz: نفل محمر
Azerbaijani: Al-qırmızı yonca
Basque: Pagotxa, Belar beltz
Belarusian: Канюшына мяса-чырвоная, Канюшына інкарнатная
Bulgarian: Инкарнатна детелина
Chinese: 絳三葉, 绛三叶, 地中海三叶, 地中海三叶草, 猩红苜蓿, 砗磲肉, 绛车轴草
Czech: Jetel inkarnát
Dutch: Inkarnaatklaver
English: Crimson clover, Italian clover
Estonian: Kahkjaspunane ristik
Finnish: Veriapila
French: Trèfle incarnat, Farouche, Trefle incarnat
Galician: Trevo encarnado
German: Inkarnat-Klee, Blutklee, Inkarnatklee, Rosenklee
hsb: Krejčerwjeny dźećel
Hungarian: Bíborhere
Icelandic: Logasmári
Japanese: ベニバナツメクサ
Latvian: Inkarnāta āboliņš
Lithuanian: Purpurinis dobilas, Inkarnatinis dobilas
Macedonian: Инкарнатска детелина
myv: Якстере тюсонь вараканьпал, Якстере тюсонь вараканьпря тикше
Norwegian Bokmål: Blodkløver
Persian: شبدر لاکی
Polish: Koniczyna krwistoczerwona, Inkarnatka, Koniczyna inkarnatka, Koniczyna szkarłatna
Russian: Клевер пунцовый, Клевер инкарнатный, Клевер мясо-красный
Slovenian: Inkarnatka
Spanish: Trébol Encarnado
Swedish: Blodklöver
Tajik: Себаргаи қирмизӣ
Turkish: Kırmızı üçgül
Ukrainian: Конюшина багряна, Конюшина інкарнатна
Welsh: Meillionen waetgoch

Synonyms

Trifolium incarnatum f. albiflorum Merino
Trifolium incarnatum f. minor Barnola
Trifolium incarnatum f. roseum (Rouy) C.Vicioso
Trifolium incarnatum prol. molinerii (Balb. ex Hornem.) P.Fourn.
Trifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum
Trifolium incarnatum subsp. molinerii (Hornem.) Ces.
Trifolium incarnatum var. albiflorum St.-Lag.
Trifolium incarnatum var. album Alef.
Trifolium incarnatum var. atropurpureum Alef.
Trifolium incarnatum var. carneum Alef.
Trifolium incarnatum var. elatius Gibelli & Belli
Trifolium incarnatum var. incarnatum
Trifolium incarnatum var. intermedium Kožuharov
Trifolium incarnatum var. minor Kožuharov
Trifolium incarnatum var. molinerii (Hornem.) DC.
Trifolium incarnatum var. noisettii Alef.
Trifolium incarnatum var. sativum Ducommun
Trifolium incarnatum var. vilmorinii Alef.
Trifolium molinerii Balb. ex Hornem.
Trifolium molinerii Colla
Trifolium noeanum Rchb.
Trifolium stellatum subsp. incarnatum (L.) Gibelli & Belli
Trifolium stellatum subsp. stramineum (C.Presl) Gibelli & Belli
Trifolium stellatum subvar. stramineum (C.Presl) Gibelli & Belli
Trifolium stellatum var. elatius Gibelli & Belli
Trifolium stramineum C.Presl

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 2,850 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mark G, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paulo Martins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lienhard Schulz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aberkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thibault.liebert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.