Creeping White Clover vs Hairy Clover

Trifolium repens compared with Trifolium arvense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping White Clover	Hairy Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Fabales (فوليات)	Fabales (فوليات)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Trifolium	Trifolium
Species	Trifolium repens	Trifolium arvense

Evolutionary Relationship

Creeping White Clover and Hairy Clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trifolium.

Conservation Status

Creeping White Clover

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping White Clover	Hairy Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping White Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (9 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (6 countries).

Hairy Clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States