Trifolium fragiferum L.

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Trifolium

Catalan common name: Trèvol maduixer.

Spanish common name: Fresa de burro. Trébol fresa. Trébol fresero.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils.

Characteristics: This clover is common to humid areas. Perennial with stems that form adventitious roots at the base. Characterized by its pink flowers that upon fructifying inflate the calyx, while the inflorescence develops a downy glomerule. Can be told apart from Trifolium pubescens, as in this latter species, the pedicel of the inflorescence is shorter than the leaf, while Trifolium fragiferum leaf is much larger. On the other hand, Trifolium resupinatum is an annual, with calyxes with two long teeth which are very characteristic. Flowers from the month of April and even during the summer in wet soils.