Creeping White Clover vs Hairy Clover

Trifolium repens compared with Trifolium arvense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Creeping White Clover Hairy Clover
Kingdom same Plantae (tumbuhan) Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
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).

Creeping White Clover

No description available.

Hairy Clover

No description available.

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