Trifolium hybridum

Alsike clover
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. hybridum
Binomial name
Trifolium hybridum
Subspecies
  • Trifolium hybridum subsp. anatolicum (Boiss.) M.Hossain
  • Trifolium hybridum subsp. elegans (Savi) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Trifolium hybridum subsp. hybridum
Synonyms
List
    • Amoria hybrida (L.) C.Presl (1831)
    • Trifolium elegans subsp. hybridum (L.) Bonnier & Layens (1894)

Trifolium hybridum, the alsike clover, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. The stalked, pale pink or whitish flower head grows from the leaf axils, and the trifoliate leaves are unmarked. The plant is up to 40 centimetres (1.3 ft) tall,:152 and is found in fields and on roadsides it is also grown as fodder (hay or silage). It has been linked with toxicity in horses and has some agricultural uses. The plant blooms from spring to autumn (April to October in the northern hemisphere). Originating in mainland Europe, it has become established as an introduced plant in the British Isles and throughout the temperate regions of the world.