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Running Glade Clover (Trifolium calcaricum)

Trifolium calcaricum in flower. Photo Credit: Matthew Albrecht

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Fabaceae
State: TN, VA
Nature Serve ID: 158179
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/05/2022

Description:

Running Glade Clover is known from just six occurrences in Tennessee and Virginia in the Cumberland Gap region. The flowers of this clover species are a milky white. This species was first observed by Dr. Augustin Gattinger in the late 1800's and misidentified as T. stoloniferum. In 1992, it was described as a distinct species, Trifolium calcaricum.

Where is Running Glade Clover (Trifolium calcaricum) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Often in cedar glades or forest margins near cedar glades with limestone substrate

Distribution:

Often in cedar glades with limestone substrate in the Cumberland Gap region.

States & Provinces:

Running Glade Clover can be found in Tennessee, Virginia

Which CPC Partners conserve Running Glade Clover (Trifolium calcaricum)?

Missouri Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

Southeastern Grasslands Institute

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 07/13/22

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

11/27/2023

A subset of plants propagated by a citizen volunteer from a site owned by a private landowner in Tennessee were given to a local botanic garden (Cheekwood Botanic Gardens) to create an interpretive rare plant display.

Tina Stanley

11/27/2023

With encouragement from the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas, a citizen volunteer initiated contact with a private landowner, secured permission to propagate plants from the site, and established 18 different reintroduction sites in nearby parks and state natural areas.

Tina Stanley

07/14/2022

As of July 2022, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative had collected 3 accessions of Trifolium calcaricum from populations in Tennessee.

Tina Stanley

07/14/2022

As of July 2022, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative holds 1,238 seeds from 1 accession (wild provenance only).

Quinn Long

01/01/2010

At least in Tennessee, the habitat for Trifolium calcaricum lies within an area of rapid growth and development.