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Taxon:  Trifolium michelianum Savi



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Vesicastrum
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
300620
Place of publication:
Fl. pis. 2:159. 1798
Verified:
03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
116 (114  active, 110  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Trifolium michelianum Savi var. balansae (Boiss.) Azn. (7 active accession[s])
Trifolium michelianum Savi var. michelianum (88 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  3. Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  4. Erdman, L. W. 1948. Legume inoculation - what it is, what it does. Farmers' Bull. U.S.D.A. 2003:1-20.
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  6. Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). The world of clovers. 2001 236.
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  8. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  9. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
  10. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  11. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
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  13. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
  14. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  15. Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium. 1984 153.
Common names
English
annual white clover –
Balansa clover –
big-flower clover –
big-head clover –
Micheli's clover –
Mike clover –
Swedish
sumpklöver –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Animal foodforage Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
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=300620. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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