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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

    Sponsored
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    Silver Sponsor

    Clark Mitchell

    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
      • Living Collection

    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
      • Reintroduction

    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
      • Seed Collection

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

    Tina Stanley
    • 07/14/2022
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    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.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Trifolium calcaricum
    Authority Collins & Wieboldt
    Family Fabaceae
    CPC Number 5054
    ITIS 507211
    USDA TRCA26
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Running Glade Clover
    Associated Scientific Names Trifolium calcaricum ssp. nov. ined. | Trifolium calcaricum
    Distribution Often in cedar glades with limestone substrate in the Cumberland Gap region.
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Tennessee S1
    Virginia S1
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Trifolium calcaricum in fruit. Photo Credit: Quinn Long

    Trifolium calcaricum in flower. Photo Credit: Matthew Albrecht

    Trifolium calcaricum habit. Photo Credit: Quinn Long
    Videos
    Citizen Scientist-led Efforts to Save a Species: Safeguarding the Running Glade Clover, Trifolium calcaricum
    Reintroduction
    Lead Institution State Reintroduction Type Year of First Outplanting
    Tennessee Reintroduction 2016+2017+2018

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