Trifolium cherleri

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Trifolium cherleri
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Habit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. cherleri
Binomial name
Trifolium cherleri
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Trifolium arachnoideumC.Presl
  • Trifolium involucratumLam.
  • Trifolium obvallatumMoench
  • Trifolium phlebocalyxFenzl ex Tchich.
  • Trifolium sphaerocephalumDesf.

Trifolium cherleri, the cupped clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [2] It is native to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East as far east as Iran, and it has been introduced to Australia as a forage. [1] Three cultivars have been developed in Australia; 'Beenong', 'Yamina' and 'Lisare'. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Trifolium cherleri L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Reid, Robert L. (22 October 2013). The Manual of Australian Agriculture. Butterworths. p. 270. ISBN   9781483100340.
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