| Scientific Name | Trifolium burchellianum Ser. subsp. burchellianum | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | FABACEAE | Synonyms | Trifolium repens Thunb. | Common Names | Moqophi (ss), Moroko (ss), Usithathi (z), Wild Clover (e), Wildeklawer (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/09/28 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This subspecies occurs from the southern Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Lesotho Drakensberg. This taxon also occurs in Angola. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Southern Mistbelt Forest, Highveld Alluvial Vegetation, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Scarp Forest, Amathole Montane Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Albany Valley Thicket, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Baviaans Valley Thicket, Buffels Valley Thicket, Crossroads Grassland Thicket, Elands Forest Thicket, Escarpment Valley Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Geluk Grassland Thicket, Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, St Francis Dune Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket, Sardinia Forest Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Thorndale Forest Thicket, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Vanstadens Forest Thicket, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Goukamma Dune Thicket, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Mabela Sandy Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Tsomo Grassland, Queenstown Thornveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Thukela Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Bedford Dry Grassland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Central Free State Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland, Western Free State Clay Grassland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Senqu Montane Shrubland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Bloemfontein Dry Grassland | Description | It occurs in damp places, forest margins and along drainage lines at low altitudes, otherwise widespread across montane grasslands. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
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Citation/Red List version | | Trifolium burchellianum Ser. subsp. burchellianum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Gillett, J.B. 1952. The genus Trifolium in southern Arabia and in Africa south of the Sahara. Kew Bulletin 7(3):367-404.
Jones, R.M., Strijdom, B.W. and Theron, E.P. 1974. The indigenous South African clovers (T. africanum Ser. and T. burchellianum Ser.) and their potential as pasture legumes. Tropical Grasslands 8(1):7-16.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Trifolium burchellianum Ser. subsp. burchellianum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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