Lesser trefoil.

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe

Einfach

Pflanzenart

Annual herb

Licht

Full sun to partial shade

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 3 bis 7 Tage

Endgröße

6 to 12 inches

Wachstum

Schnell

Winterhärte

USDA 4 bis 9

Blütezeit

Late spring to early autumn

Pflege

This plant thrives in sunny spots with well draining soil. Keep an eye out for yellowing leaves, which often signal that the soil is staying too wet. It is a hardy grower that rarely needs much fussing.

Gießen

Water when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch.

Düngen

Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer sparingly during the active growing season.

Schneiden

Trim back leggy growth to encourage a bushier appearance.

Umtopfen

Repot if the plant becomes root bound or if the soil loses its structure.

Boden

Well draining, sandy or loamy soil

Boden-pH

6.0 to 7.5

Temperatur

-10 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 80%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Mittel

Lebensdauer

Annual, typically 1 year

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Mittel

Sicherheit

Menschen

It is generally considered non toxic to humans.

Kinder

There are no specific safety concerns for children, though standard caution regarding plant ingestion applies.

Kontaktallergene

There are no known significant skin irritants associated with this plant.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen may cause mild seasonal allergies in sensitive individuals.

Essbarkeit

While not toxic, it is rarely consumed and may cause digestive upset if eaten in large quantities.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Three small, heart shaped leaflets
• Tiny clusters of yellow flowers
• Slender, trailing stems
• Small, oval shaped stipules

Höhe

0,05 bis 0,3m

Breite

0,1 bis 0,4m

Blätter

green, deciduous

Blüten

yellow, 0,3 bis 0,6cm

Früchte

brown, Late summer

Häufige Probleme

• Powdery mildew — A fungal infection that appears as a white, dusty coating on the leaves.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed

Pflanzzeit

spring, autumn

Überwinterung

As an annual, it completes its life cycle and dies back in winter, leaving seeds in the soil to germinate the following spring.

Im Kübel

It is not typically grown in containers as it is a low growing ground cover that prefers open ground.

Allow it to grow among grasses to naturally boost soil nitrogen levels without synthetic fertilizers.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Poa pratensis — They grow well together in lawns and the clover provides nitrogen for the grass.
• Löwenzahn — Both species thrive in similar disturbed soil conditions.

Ähnliche Arten

• Weißklee — It is a larger, perennial relative with white flowers.
• Trifolium campestre — It looks very similar but has larger flower heads.

Botanisches

Familie

Fabaceae

Gattung

Trifolium

Ordnung

Fabales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Europe and western Asia.

Artenschutz

It is a common, widespread species and is not of conservation concern.

It acts as a pioneer species in disturbed habitats, enriching the soil through symbiotic nitrogen fixation.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

nectar source, nitrogen fixation

Bestäuber

Bienen, Schmetterlinge

Verwendung

ground cover, soil improvement, forage

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Is this a weed?

It is often considered a weed in manicured lawns, but it provides good nitrogen fixation for soil.

Does it need much water?

It prefers consistent moisture but can tolerate short dry spells once established.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus name Trifolium refers to the three leaflets, while the species name dubium means doubtful, likely referring to its similarity to other clover species.

Gut zu wissen

• It is commonly known as suckling clover.
• It is an annual plant that spreads readily by seed.
• It thrives in disturbed soils and lawns.
• It is native to Europe and western Asia but has naturalized globally.