Fabaceae

Red clover

Trifolium pratense L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Trifolium

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Red clover (Trifolium pratense) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (58)

Arabic: نفل المروج, نفل أحمر, نفل احمر, برسيم احمر, رطبه
Armenian: Երեքնուկ մարգագետնային
arz: نفل المروج
Asturian: Trébole
Azerbaijani: Çəmənlik üçyarpaq yoncası
ba: Туҡранбаш
Basque: Hirusta gorri
Belarusian: Канюшына лугавая
Bulgarian: Червена детелина
Catalan: Trèvol de prat, Trèvol comú, Trèvol vermell
Chinese: 紅菽草, 红菽草, 三叶草, 红三叶, 红三叶草, 红车轴草
csb: Czerwionô kòniczëna
Czech: Jetel luční
Danish: Rødkløver, Rød Kløver, Rød-Kløver
Dutch: Rode klaver
English: Red clover
Esperanto: Ruĝa trifolio
Estonian: Aasristik, Punane ristik, Punane ristikhein
Finnish: Puna-apila
French: Trèfle des prés, Trefle des pres, Trèfle violet
Galician: Trevo rubio
Georgian: Წითელი სამყურა
German: Wiesen-Klee, Rot-Klee, Rotklee, Saatklee, Wiesenklee
hsb: Čerwjeny dźećel
Hungarian: Réti here
Icelandic: Rauðsmári
Igbo: Red clover
Irish: Seamair dhearg
Italian: Trifoglio dei prati, Trifoglio rosso, Trifoglio violetto
Japanese: ムラサキツメクサ, アカツメクサ, アカツメグサ, ムラサキツメグサ, 紫詰草
Korean: 붉은토끼풀
kw: Mellyonen rudh
Kyrgyz: Шалбаа уй-бедеси
Latvian: Pļavas āboliņš
Lithuanian: Raudonasis dobilas
Luxembourgish: Wisekléi
Macedonian: Црвена детелина
Mongolian: Нугын хошоонгор
myv: Лугань вараканьпал, Вараканьбал, Лугалангонь вараканьпря тикше
Norwegian Bokmål: Rødkløver, Rød kløver, Sukkertopp
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudkløver
os: Уыгæрдæны æртæсыфон
Persian: شبدر قرمز
Polish: Koniczyna łąkowa, Koniczyna czerwona
Portuguese: Trevo vermelho
Romanian: Trifoi de luncă, Trifoi roșu
Russian: Клевер луговой, Дятлина красная, Клевер красный
Serbian: Црвена детелина
Serbian (Latin): Crvena detelina
Slovak: Ďatelina lúčna
Slovenian: Črna detelja
Spanish: Trébol rojo, Berrillo, Caramelos, Carretón, Carretón Rosado, Chupador, Chupamieles, Chupetes
Swedish: Rödklöver
Turkish: Kırmızı yonca, Çayır üçgülü
Ukrainian: Конюшина лучна
vec: Strafòjo
vep: Imičaine
Welsh: Meillionen goch, Meillion coch

Synonyms

Lagopus pratensis (L.) Bernh.
Trifolium pratense f. pratense
Trifolium pratense var. pratense
Trifolium ukrainicum Opperman

Flowers

In flower: May to October (from 21,871 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: UuMUfQ, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Apgar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tero Karppinen from Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tero Karppinen from Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: andrew2285, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham, CC BY 4.0, 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.