Single Record
Participant Info
- Species
- Trifolium incarnatum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- CommonName
- crimson colver
- Presence
- yes
- Status
- exotic
- EarliestDate
- 2020
- LatestDate
- 2020
- Ecosystem
- montane
- Geobotanical
- SSanjuans
- Counties
- Rio Grande
- Passes
- WildlifePreserves
- Other Localities
- PhotoRecords
- Yes Audra McKay-Webster, Rio Grande Co, Alder Creek 1.76 air miles northeast of South Fork, 4 Aug 2020
- Comments
- Crimson clover is an exotic that has been recorded once in the Watershed, found between Alder Creek and a subdivision lane just northwest of South Fork (Rio Grande Co, iNaturalist observation #55425738), 4 Aug 2020. In the Great Plains and farther east, trifolium incarnatum is planted as a forb appreciated for its nitrogen-fixing capabilities. It also is planted to curb road-side erosion. Varieties are sold in flower shops everywhere. Whether the plant photographed near South Fork was a garden escape or a landscaping planting, and whether it has lasted, is not known. BONAP shows escapes recorded throughout the USA, especially in the Southern and Pacific coastal states. In New Mexico, the only known occurrence was a wildlife-refuge planting in 1957, which did not persist, so currently the 2020 Rio Grande Co observation is the only recorded presence in the entire Rio Grande drainage.
- Annotation