Trifolium willdenovii Spreng. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Trifolium willdenovii Spreng.

Summary

Genus:

Trifolium

Subgenus:

Trifolium

Section:

Involucrarium

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

40402

Place of publication:

Syst. veg. 3:208. 1826

Comment:

non Trifolium willdenovii auct. (= T. wormskioldii Lehm.)

Verified:

03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (10 active, 10 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Trifolium aciculare Nutt.
Trifolium tridentatum Lindl.
Trifolium tridentatum Lindl. var. aciculare (Nutt.) McDermott
Trifolium watsonii Lojac.

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Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Erdman, L. W. 1947. Strain variation and host specificity of Rhizobium trifolii on different species of Trifolium. Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. 11:225-259.
Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). The world of clovers. 2001 454.
Gillett, J. M. 1980. Taxonomy of Trifolium (Leguminosae). V. The perennial species of section Involucrarium. Canad. J. Bot. 58:1447.
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. 1955-1969
Taylor, N. P. 1997. pers. comm.

Common names

English
tomcat clover –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder		Taylor, N. P. 1997. pers. comm.
Animal food	forage		Taylor, N. P. 1997. pers. comm.

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=40402. Accessed 18 July 2025.