Trifolium repens L.
(White Clover, Dutch Clover)

Interactions where Trifolium repens is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is associate of adult Foreign Bruchidius varius a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius varius/Bruchidius variusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover (late 7-early 10, late 4)5-6)adult is associated with
is foodplant of larva Meligethes nigrescens a pollen beetle Coleoptera: Nitidulidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Nitidulidae/Meligethes nigrescens/Meligethes nigrescensa pollen beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Major Sitona lineellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineellus/Sitona lineellusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverMajor larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Major Sitona obsoletus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona obsoletus/Sitona obsoletusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverMajor larva feeds on
is foodplant of larva Major Sitona puncticollis a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona puncticollis/Sitona puncticollisa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverMajor larva feeds on
is galled by larva ForeignQuestionable Protapion laevicolle a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion laevicolle/Protapion laevicollea seed weevillarva Foodplant / gallRelationship uncertainForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover larva causes gall of
has sap sucked by adult Questionable Chlamydatus saltitans a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Chlamydatus (Chlamydatus) saltitans/Chlamydatus (Chlamydatus) saltitansa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover? adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Questionable Chlamydatus saltitans a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Chlamydatus (Chlamydatus) saltitans/Chlamydatus (Chlamydatus) saltitansa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover? nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Questionable Chlamydatus pullus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullus/Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullusa plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover? (late 5-early 7, late 7-late 9)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Questionable Chlamydatus pullus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullus/Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover? nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Berytinus minor a stiltbug Hemiptera: Berytidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Berytidae/Berytinus (Berytinus) minor/Berytinus (Berytinus) minora stiltbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverMajor nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Major Berytinus minor a stiltbug Hemiptera: Berytidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Berytidae/Berytinus (Berytinus) minor/Berytinus (Berytinus) minora stiltbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverMajor adult sucks sap of
may house apothecium Sclerotinia trifoliorum a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia trifoliorum/Sclerotinia trifolioruma discomyceteapothecium Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover (9-11)apothecium may be found among
(buried, mummified) buried, mummified seed may be infected and damaged by apothecial sclerotium Sclerotinia spermophila a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia spermophila/Sclerotinia spermophilaa discomyceteapothecialsclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverburied, mummifiedseed apothecial sclerotium infects and damages buried, mummified seed
(buried, mummified) buried, mummified seed may be infected and damaged by apothecial Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Sclerotinia spermophila a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia spermophila/Sclerotinia spermophilaa discomyceteapothecialBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverburied, mummifiedseed apothecial Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages buried, mummified seed
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandMajor Peronospora trifoliorum s. lat. a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora trifoliorum s. lat./Peronospora trifoliorum s. lat.a downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveMajor sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe trifoliorum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe trifoliorum/Erysiphe trifolioruma powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverlive cleistothecium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe trifoliorum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe trifoliorum/Erysiphe trifolioruma powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverlive conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live plant may be infected and damaged by buried sclerotium Sclerotinia trifoliorum a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia trifoliorum/Sclerotinia trifolioruma discomyceteburiedsclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveplant buried sclerotium infects and damages live plant
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Uromyces trifolii-repentis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii-repentis/Uromyces trifolii-repentisa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverlive pycnium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Minor Uromyces trifolii-repentis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii-repentis/Uromyces trifolii-repentisa rust fungusaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveMinor aecium parasitises live
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Major Apion fulvipes White Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Apion fulvipes/Apion fulvipeswhite clover seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverinflorescenceMajor larva feeds within inflorescence
leaf (nerve) (live) live leaf (nerve) is galled by often confluent telium Uromyces trifolii a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii/Uromyces trifoliia rust fungusoften confluenttelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (nerve) often confluent telium causes gall of live leaf (nerve)
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Brachypera zoilus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Brachypera zoilus/Brachypera zoilusa weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Hypera meles a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera meles/Hypera melesa weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Restricted Tenthredo arcuata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo arcuata/Tenthredo arcuataa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverleafSole nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo notha a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo notha/Tenthredo nothaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph Foreign Ramularia sphaeroidea an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia sphaeroidea/Ramularia sphaeroideaan anamorphic fungusmostly hypophyllouscolonyRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverleaf mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia anamorph Foreign Ramularia trifolii (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia trifolii/Ramularia trifolii(an anamorphic fungus)amphigenouscolonyRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Major Liriomyza congesta a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza congesta/Liriomyza congestaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleafMajor larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph Cercospora zebrina a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora zebrina/Cercospora zebrinaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (7-9)amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Cymadothea trifolii Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticPolythrinium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (6-10)stromatic Polythrinium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by immersed pseudothecium Leptosphaerulina trifolii an ascomycete Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Leptosphaerulina trifolii/Leptosphaerulina trifoliian ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf immersed pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, immersed, roundish, bright blackish-brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Leptosphaeria pratensis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Leptosphaeriaceae/Leptosphaeria pratensis/Leptosphaeria pratensisan ascomyceteamphigenous, immersed, roundish, bright blackish-brownpycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (6-9)amphigenous, immersed, roundish, bright blackish-brown pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Stagonospora meliloti a coelomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Stagonospora meliloti, Punithalingam, E., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora meliloti/Stagonospora melilotia coelomycetepycnidiumStagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by erumpent apothecium Pseudopeziza trifolii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pseudopeziza trifolii/Pseudopeziza trifoliia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (4-1)erumpent apothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by erumpent apothecium Pseudopeziza trifolii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pseudopeziza trifolii/Pseudopeziza trifoliia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf (4-1)erumpent apothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Uromyces trifolii-repentis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii-repentis/Uromyces trifolii-repentisa rust fungusamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Uromyces trifolii-repentis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii-repentis/Uromyces trifolii-repentisa rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (overwintered) overwintered leaf may have stromatic pseudothecium Cymadothea trifolii Black Blotch or Sooty Blotch Disease Of Clovers - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cymadothea trifolii/Cymadothea trifoliiblack blotch or sooty blotch disease of clovers - causative organismstromaticpseudothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloveroverwinteredleaf (spring)stromatic pseudothecium may be found on overwintered leaf
petiole (live) live petiole is galled by often confluent telium Uromyces trifolii a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii/Uromyces trifoliia rust fungusoften confluenttelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverlivepetiole often confluent telium causes gall of live petiole
pollen pollen is collected to provision nest of female UK/IrelandMajor Melitta leporina Clover Blunthorn Bee Hymenoptera: Melittidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Melittidae/Melitta leporina/Melitta leporinaclover blunthorn beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverpollenMajor female provisions nest with pollen
rootstock rootstock is galled by larva ForeignQuestionable Catapion curtisii a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Catapion curtisii/Catapion curtisiia seed weevillarva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch clover?rootstock larva causes gall of rootstock
stem stem may contain larva Major Ischnopterapion virens a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Ischnopterapion virens/Ischnopterapion virensa seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverstemMajor larva feeds within stem
stem (live) live stem is foodplant of pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta medicaginicola "Black Stem Disease" Of Lucerne - causative organism Pleosporales British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta medicaginicola/Ascochyta medicaginicola"black stem disease" of lucerne (causative organism)pycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverlivestem pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph feeds on live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Uromyces trifolii-repentis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces trifolii-repentis/Uromyces trifolii-repentisa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium repens/Trifolium repenswhite clover, dutch cloverlivestem uredium parasitises live stem

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Trifolium repens (White Clover, Dutch Clover) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrifolium repens (White Clover, Dutch Clover)
GenusTrifolium (clovers)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Trifolium repens (White Clover, Dutch Clover)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Trifolium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Trifolium repens (White Clover, Dutch Clover) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Plant Pathology

Roderick, H.W. 1993 The infection of white clover (Trifolium repens) by conidia of Cymadothea trifolii Mycol. Res. Vol 97 (02): 227-232.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Trifolium repens (White Clover, Dutch Clover):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Trifolium repens (White Clover, Dutch Clover)
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