Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) [Fabaceae]
(observations are from Lindroth & Batzli, Martin et al., Bellrose, Bennetts, Myers et al., and Schneider et al.)
Birds
Anatidae: Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on leaves in Wisconsin & Ontario during fall & winter] Bnn1900
Mammals
Cervidae: Cervus canadensis (Elk) [foliage provides 10.3% of the diet] SMA2006, Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [an unspecified percentage of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this plant in New York] Myr2004; Cricetidae: Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole) [shoots of this plant comprise 9.5% of the diet, this plant has above-average preference as a food source] LB1984; Geomyidae: Geomys bursarius (Plains Pocket Gopher) [feeds on this plant] MZN1951; Leporidae: Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) [foliage & seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in Ohio throughout the year] MZN1951