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Genus Trifolium L.

Summary

Genus number:

12357

Last updated:

16 February 2007

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Common name(s):

clover

Accession count:

10060 (6375 active, 4885 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

all accepted species are in GRIN

List of species records in GRIN

Synonyms

Synonym(s)

Probable synonym(s)

Subdivisions of Trifolium L.

Subgenus	Section
Chronosemium
Trifolium
Trifolium	Glycyrrhizum
Trifolium	Involucrarium
Trifolium	Lupinaster
Trifolium	Paramesus
Trifolium	Trichocephalum
Trifolium	Trifoliastrum
Trifolium	Trifolium
Trifolium	Vesicastrum

Images (34 total. Click on image for more.)

References:

Ellison, N. W. et al. 2006. Molecular phylogenetics of the clover genus (Trifolium - Leguminosae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 39:688-705.
Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 501.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=12357. Accessed 6 November 2024.