Squarrosum clover (annual)

Trifolium squarrosum L.

Annual forage leguminous plant used for different purposes: pasture, forage and hay production, green manure, seed production

  • Can be cultivated alone or together with other grassland plants
  • The green forage is very nutritive and palatable
  • Easy adaptable to different types of soils
  • Grows better on moist but not waterlogged soils
  • Resistant to dry soils
  • Frost tolerance below -10°C for several days

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate: 30-40 kg/ha, and 15-25 kg/ha, when sowing in mixtures

Recommended sowing rate when growing for green manure: 20-30 kg/ha