Trifolium stoloniferum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusTrifolium
Species:Trifolium stoloniferum Muhl.
Common NameRunning Buffalo Clover
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 3; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Boone (KY), Madison (KY), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1991 - 1991

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100437043 Madison Kentucky Gary W. Libby
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
N/A Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
N/A Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
HTTU004872 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Trifolium stoloniferum
HTTU004871 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Trifolium stoloniferum
HTTU004815 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Trifolium stoloniferum
N/A Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
UCHT032305 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Trifolium stoloniferum
31234100790375 Madison Kentucky Ralph L. Thompson
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
31234100719515 Madison Kentucky C. Tom Bloom
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
APSC0076111 Boone Kentucky 15 May 1991 Max Medley
APSC
Trifolium stoloniferum
N/A Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
31234100733219 Madison Kentucky C. Tom Bloom s.n.
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
N/A Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
N/A Madison Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Trifolium stoloniferum
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Trifolium stoloniferum - Tara Littlefield
Trifolium stoloniferum - Tara Littlefield
Trifolium stoloniferum - Tara Littlefield
Trifolium stoloniferum - Tara Littlefield