Trifolium reflexum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Trifolium
Species:	Trifolium reflexum L.
Common Name	Buffalo Clover
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; 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: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	9
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Jefferson (KY), Logan (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Ohio (KY), Trigg (KY), Blount (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Madison (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA014306	Fayette	Kentucky			BEREA Trifolium reflexum
MEM003355	Jefferson	Kentucky		Charles R. Gunn	MEM Trifolium reflexum
BEREA014307	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Trifolium reflexum
BEREA014308	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Trifolium reflexum
TENN-V-0124962	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Trifolium reflexum
HTTU029499	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Trifolium reflexum
UTM00720	Weakley	Tennessee			UTM Trifolium reflexum
TENN-V-0210149		Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Trifolium reflexum
UCHT016754	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Trifolium reflexum
BEREA014309	Ohio	Kentucky			BEREA Trifolium reflexum
TENN-V-0124961	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Trifolium reflexum
APSC0016618	Montgomery	Tennessee	21 May 1974	Edward W. Chester 2711	APSC Trifolium reflexum
HTTU029500	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Trifolium reflexum
BEREA014311	Logan	Kentucky			BEREA Trifolium reflexum
UCHT016753	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Trifolium reflexum
APSC0016623	Trigg	Kentucky	06 Jun 1990	Edward W. Chester with S. Holt 90-210	APSC Trifolium reflexum
APSC0098619	Edmonson	Kentucky	13 Jul 1990	Kenneth Nicely	APSC Trifolium reflexum
APSC0051842	Marshall	Kentucky	29 May 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Trifolium reflexum
TENN-V-0125366	Edmonson	Kentucky			TENN Trifolium reflexum
TENN-V-0124960	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Trifolium reflexum
BEREA014310	Ohio	Kentucky			BEREA Trifolium reflexum
HTTU029498	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Trifolium reflexum
HTTU029501	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Trifolium reflexum

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