Trifolium medium L.
(Zigzag Clover)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
Major is associate of adult UK/Ireland 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 / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag clover (late 7-early 10, late 4)5-6)adult is associated with
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandMajor Peronospora trifoliorum a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora trifoliorum/Peronospora trifolioruma downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverliveMajor sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe trifolii 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 trifolii/Erysiphe trifoliia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverlive cleistothecium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe trifolii 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 trifolii/Erysiphe trifoliia powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverlive conidial anamorph parasitises live
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Foreign Protapion assimile Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion assimile/Protapion assimileclover seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverinflorescence larva feeds within inflorescence
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Protapion trifolii Clover Seed Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protapion trifolii/Protapion trifoliiclover seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverinflorescence larva feeds within inflorescence
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 medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag 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 medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous pseudothecium Davidiella carinthiaca an ascomycete Capnodiales: Davidiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Davidiellaceae/Davidiella carinthiaca/Davidiella carinthiacaan ascomyceteamphigenouspseudothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverliveleaf (4-5)amphigenous pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous, scattered or loosely grouped, pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph ForeignMajor Phacellium trifolii (A Dematiaceous Hyphomycete) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phacellium trifolii/Phacellium trifolii(a dematiaceous hyphomycete)mainly hypophyllous, scattered or loosely grouped, palesynnemaPhacellium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverliveleafMajor mainly hypophyllous, scattered or loosely grouped, pale synnema of Phacellium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous pycnium Questionable Uromyces fallens 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 fallens/Uromyces fallensa rust fungusamphigenouspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag clover?liveleaf amphigenous pycnium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous aecium Questionable Uromyces fallens 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 fallens/Uromyces fallensa rust fungusamphigenousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag clover?liveleaf amphigenous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Questionable Uromyces fallens 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 fallens/Uromyces fallensa rust fungushypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag clover?liveleaf hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Questionable Uromyces fallens 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 fallens/Uromyces fallensa rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag clover?liveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
pollen? pollen? is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland 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 Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverpollen? (late 7-early 10, late 4)5-6)adult feeds on pollen?
seed? seed? may contain larva UK/Ireland 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 beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium medium/Trifolium mediumzigzag cloverseed? larva feeds within seed?

Trifolium medium (Zigzag Clover) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrifolium medium (Zigzag 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 medium (Zigzag Clover)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pratt, E. 2005 More plants at variance with floras BSBI News No 100: 25.

Trifolium medium (Zigzag Clover) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trifolium medium (Zigzag Clover):

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