KyPCA – Native Clover Conservation
Kentucky has three native clovers and they are all rare, threatened or endangered: the globally rare and newly described Kentucky Clover (Trifolium kentuckiense), the federally endangered running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum), and the state threatened buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum). The KYPCA is working on all three clovers to ensure they do not go extinct. Please contact Tara at tara.littlefield@ky.gov if you would like to join any of the current working groups focused on the conservation of these clovers: research, monitoring, management, propagation, seedbanking, and fundraising for priority clover projects.
Native Clover News
Could Native Clovers have High Nutritional Value for Beef Cattle in the Upper South? A new research project at Virginia Tech
A suite of native clovers are present in the United States. Kentucky historically had at least three native species from ...
Successful buffalo clover establishment could require high seeding rates
The public is familiar with red (Trifolium pratense) and white clover (Trifolium repens) growing throughout the Kentucky Commonwealth. However, North ...
Buffalo clover has moderate seed trait diversity across geographic range
Buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum), is a rare native clover present in the eastern United States. In Kentucky, this species occurs ...
Clarks Rivers NWR Buffalo Clover (Trifolium reflexum) evaluation and conservation
The native clovers of eastern North America are relics of the complex mosaic landscapes present prior to European settlement (Gillett ...
Winter Creeper Pull at Ashland- The Henry Clay Estate
Join us April 2nd at 11am Eastern at the Henry Clay Estate in Lexington to pull winter creeper from the ...
Recovering the globally rare Kentucky Clover in the Inner Bluegrass Region
Big news for native clover conservation in the Bluegrass State! Several years of conservation collaboration has resulted in the first ...
Delisting of Running Buffalo Clover
Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferum) is a perennial clover with showy white flowers and leaves divided into three leaflets, and ...
Biologists, land managers and researchers meet to discuss native Clover conservation in Kentucky
Clovers (Trifolium sp.) are well recognized by the public primarily because of their role as a forage crop and lawn ...
Native clover conservation in the Bluegrass: an agronomic perspective
Jonathan Kubesch offers a comprehensive review of clover conservation in the Bluegrass ...
Ashland Clean-Up Day: Protecting Running Buffalo Clover
Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate in Lexington is having a clean-up day on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00am-12:00pm. Join Heidi ...