Bastard-Klee vs Ligurian clover

Trifolium hybridum compared with Trifolium ligusticum

Key Differences

• Bastard-Klee is Least Concern while Ligurian clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Klee	Ligurian clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Trifolium	Trifolium
Species	Trifolium hybridum	Trifolium ligusticum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bastard-Klee and Ligurian clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trifolium.

Conservation Status

Bastard-Klee

LC — Least Concern

Ligurian clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Klee	Ligurian clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Klee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

Ligurian clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, and Portugal.

Bastard-Klee

The Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) is a species in the genus Trifolium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇵🇹 Portugal