Trifolium michelianum Savi var. balansae (Boiss.) Azn. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Trifolium michelianum Savi var. balansae (Boiss.) Azn.

Summary

Genus:

Trifolium

Subgenus:

Trifolium

Section:

Vesicastrum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

101712

Place of publication:

Magyar Bot. Lapok 12:161. 1913

Verified:

03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

7 (7 active, 7 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Trifolium michelianum Savi (114 active accession[s])
Trifolium michelianum Savi var. michelianum (88 active accession[s])

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

Basionym

Trifolium balansae Boiss.

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Reference(s)

CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages. Grassland Species Profiles (on-line resource).
Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Fay, M. F. et al. 1991. Germplasm assessment in Trifolium species. Pl. Breed. (New York) 106:226-234.
Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium. 1984 155.

Common names

English
Balansa clover –
Swedish
kärnklöver –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece	Aegean Islands

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece [Aegean Islands]

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=101712. Accessed 19 July 2025.