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trifólium pratense (cow grass)Cow grass, Red clover
(trifólium pratense)
Fabáceae (Leguminósae)
-no endangered genus-
- height: 10-50 cm,
- flowering season: June to October
- blooms are approx. 1.3 cm long and purple-coloured or pink
- meadows and in the open countryside, fodder crop growing up to 2,500 m above sea level
- herbaceously rising form of growth
Cow grass or red clover originating from the Eurasian continent is naturally spread all over Europe today and has been cultivated since the 4th century AD as fodder crop due to its richness in protein. It is one of the oldest types of clover cultivated. The blooms are mostly pollinated by bumblebees; ants and vegetarian mammals spread the seeds. Cow grass must be attached great significance owing to its role, as it improves the soil's quality (accumulation of nitrogen out of the air by means of bacteria's symbiosis) as well as highly nutritious fodder crop. Cow grass can be found on meadows which are not damp. Zigzag clover differs from cow grass by the zigzag-shaped stem and the bare
calyce's tube. Furthermore, the narrow little leaves don't show V-shaped markings.