Quercus

Rabbitfoot Clover

Trifolium arvense

Not native to Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

110CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Trifolium

  • Abaeis nicippeSleepy Orange, Sleepy Yellow, Erratic Orange
  • Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
  • Acrolophus arcanellaGrass Tubeworm Moth
  • Acrolophus moraDark Grass-Tubeworm
  • Acrolophus plumifrontellaEastern Grass Tubeworm
  • Acrolophus popeanellaClemen's Grass Tubeworm
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Agnorisma badinodisPale-Banded Dart
  • Agrotis gladiariaSwordsman Dart, Clay-Backed Cut-Worm
  • Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
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  • Agrotis malefidaRascal Dart, Pale-Sided Cut-Worm, Shagreened Cut-Worm
  • Agrotis venerabilisVenerable Dart, Dusky Cut-Worm
  • Anagrapha falciferaCelery Looper Moth
  • Anarta trifoliiThe Nutmeg, Clover Cutworm
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Ancylis metamelanaBlack-Marked Ancylis, ?Clover Leaf Tier
  • Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm Moth
  • Anticarsia gemmatalisVelvetbean Caterpillar Moth
  • Apantesis naisNais Tiger Moth
  • Apantesis phalerataHarnessed Moth
  • Apantesis phylliraPhyllira Tiger Moth
  • Aristotelia roseosuffusellaPink-Washed Aristotelia
  • Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Bleptina caradrinalisBent-Winged Owlet, Variable Snout
  • Caenurgina crassiusculaForage Looper Moth, Clover Looper, Range Grass Moth
  • Caenurgina erechteaClover Looper Moth, Common Grass Moth, Forage Looper
  • Cecropterus bathyllusSouthern Cloudywing
  • Cecropterus pyladesNorthern Cloudywing
  • Celypha nr.Celypha Moth
  • Choephora fungorumBent-Line Dart
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
  • Coelostathma discopunctanaThe Batman Moth
  • Colias eurythemeOrange Sulphur, Alfalfa Butterfly
  • Colias philodiceClouded Sulphur, Clover Butterfly
  • Cupido comyntasEastern Tailed-Blue
  • Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
  • Dasylophia anguinaBlack-Spotted Prominent
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Elaphria grataGrateful Midget
  • Erastria colorariaBroad-Lined Erastria
  • Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
  • Euclidia cuspideaToothed Somberwing
  • Eusarca confusariaConfused Eusarca
  • Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
  • Euxoa tessellataTessellate Dart, Striped Cutworm
  • Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
  • Feltia manifestaAdobe Dart, Obvious
  • Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Grapholita interstinctanaClover Seed Caterpillar
  • Haematopis gratariaChickweed Geometer
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Hemeroplanis scopulepesVariable Tropic
  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
  • Idaea furciferataNotch-Winged Wave
  • Idaea obfusariaRippled Wave
  • Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
  • Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
  • Lacinipolia explicataExplicit Groundcat, Explicit Arches
  • Lacinipolia loreaBridled Arches, Bridle Groundcat
  • Lacinipolia meditataThe Thinker
  • Lacinipolia olivaceaOlive Arches, Olive Groundcat
  • Lacinipolia renigeraBristly Ground Cat, Bristly Cutworm Moth, Kidney Spotted "Mamestra"
  • Lobocleta ossulariaDrab Brown Wave
  • Macrochilo litophoraAngulate Fan-Foot, Brown-Lined Owlet
  • Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
  • Melanchra adjunctaHitched Arches
  • Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Nephelodes miniansBronzed Cutworm
  • Nomophila nearcticaLucerne Moth, American Celery Webworm
  • Ochropleura implectaAmerican Flame-Shouldered Dart
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Phalaenostola larentioidesBlack-Banded Owlet, Black-Banded Phalaenostola
  • Phoebis sennaeCloudless Sulphur
  • Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
  • Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
  • Protolampra brunneicollisBrown-Collared Dart
  • Pyrisitia lisaLittle Yellow, Little Sulphur, Lisa Yellow
  • Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
  • Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
  • Renia factiosalisSociable Renia, Undulate Renia, Dark-Banded Renia
  • Scopula inductataSoft-Lined Wave
  • Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
  • Spaelotis clandestinaClandestine Dart, W-Marked Cutworm
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Sparganothis unifascianaOne-Lined Sparganothis
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
  • Trichopolia oviducaRuddy Quaker
  • Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
  • Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
  • Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
  • Zerene cesoniaSouthern Dogface
  • Aproaerema palpilineella
  • Xenotemna pallorana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
2Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Trifolium

  • Calliopsis micheneri
  • Megachile melanophaea
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
24BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Trifolium

  • Ammospiza leconteiiLeConte's Sparrow
  • Anser caerulescensSnow Goose
  • Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Branta canadensisCanada Goose
  • Calcarius pictusSmith's Longspur
  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
  • Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
  • Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
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  • Junco hyemalisDark-eyed Junco
  • Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
  • Lagopus leucuraWhite-tailed Ptarmigan
  • Mareca americanaAmerican Wigeon
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Melozone crissalisCalifornia Towhee
  • Oreortyx pictusMountain Quail
  • Ortalis vetulaPlain Chachalaca
  • Perdix perdixGray Partridge
  • Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
  • Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
  • Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
  • Zonotrichia atricapillaGolden-crowned Sparrow
  • Zonotrichia leucophrysWhite-crowned Sparrow
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Fabaceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–11b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Pink or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Hares Foot Clover; Rabbit Foot Clover

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankGNR
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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