Clustered clover vs common greasewort

Trifolium glomeratum compared with Aneura pinguis

Key Differences

• Clustered clover is Not Evaluated while common greasewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clustered clover	common greasewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Fabaceae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Trifolium	Aneura
Species	Trifolium glomeratum	Aneura pinguis

Evolutionary Relationship

Clustered clover and common greasewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Clustered clover

NE — Not Evaluated

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clustered clover	common greasewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clustered 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 (Chile).

common greasewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum, the clustered clover, is an annual herb in the family Fabaceae native to the Mediterranean region, including southern Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia. Like other clovers, it has trifoliate leaves and produces small, globe-shaped flower heads composed of numerous tiny pink to purplish-pink pea-type flowers. The specific epithet glomeratum means 'clustered into a rounded mass,' referring to the tightly grouped flowerheads that remain sessile (stalkless) amid the upper leaves. The species grows in dry, disturbed ground, sandy fields, roadsides, grasslands, and coastal areas where soils are thin and nutrient-poor. T. glomeratum has been widely naturalized outside its native range, particularly in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and parts of North and South America, where it can become a common weed of agricultural margins and waste ground. Like all clovers, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through root nodule bacteria, contributing to soil fertility. It has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN for conservation status. The species is palatable to livestock and may be grazed where abundant.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States