Hedgehog Clover vs Least Hop Clover

Trifolium echinatum compared with Trifolium dubium

Key Differences

• Hedgehog Clover is Not Evaluated while Least Hop Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hedgehog Clover	Least Hop 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 echinatum	Trifolium dubium

Evolutionary Relationship

Hedgehog Clover and Least Hop Clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trifolium.

Conservation Status

Hedgehog Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hedgehog Clover	Least Hop Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hedgehog Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Least Hop Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States