Trifolium incarnatum


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Noun1.Trifolium incarnatum - southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flowerTrifolium incarnatum - southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
clover, trefoil - a plant of the genus Trifolium
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(Fabales: Fabaceae), Florida beggardweed, Desmodium tortuosum (Schwartz) (Fabales: Fabaceae), crimson clover, Trifolium incarnatum L.
--Crimson clover (variety: linkarus) (Trifolium incarnatum L.).
Akin and Robinson (1982) observed little difference in fiber concentration between the lamina and petiole of arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum Savi) and crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.), however Nelson and Moser (1994) noted that CP concentration is usually higher in the lamina than in the petiole of forage legumes.
Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) has beautiful red flowers in the spring that put on a spectacular show, and it may reseed itself for a year or so.
In a study where alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) and crimson (Trifolium incarnatum L.) and white clover (T.
Similar results were obtained with the three Trifolium species: Trifolium pratense L., Trifolium incarnatum L., and Trifolium repens L.