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Taxon:  Trifolium cernuum Brot.



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Trifoliastrum
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
40194
Place of publication:
Phytogr. Lusit. select. 1:150. 1816
Verified:
03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
48 (47  active, 45  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Trifolium perrymondii Gren.
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Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Eriksson, O. et al. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. 1979
  3. Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). The world of clovers. 2001 98.
  4. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
  5. Jensen, H. L. 1942. Nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants. 1. General characters of root-nodule bacteria isolated from species of Medicago and Trifolium in Australia. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 67(1-2):98-108.
  6. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  7. Silva, L. et al. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta). 2005
  8. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  10. Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium. 1984 138.
Common names
English
drooping clover –
nodding clover –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=40194. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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