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Taxon:  Trifolium amabile Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Involucrarium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
300612
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:393[folio]; 6:503[quarto], t. 593. 1824
Verified:
03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
13 (13  active, 8  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Trifolium amabile Kunth var. amabile (0 active accession[s])
Trifolium amabile Kunth var. hemsleyi (Lojac.) D. Heller & Zohary (0 active accession[s])
Trifolium amabile Kunth var. longifoliolum Hemsl. (2 active accession[s])
Trifolium amabile Kunth var. mexicanum (Hemsl.) D. Heller & Zohary (0 active accession[s])
Trifolium amabile Kunth var. pentlandii Ball (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). The world of clovers. 2001 18.
  2. Lim, G. & J. C. Burton. 1982. Nodulation status of the Leguminosae. Nitrogen fixation. II. Rhizobium. 1982 1-34.
  3. Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
  4. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  5. Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium. 1984 125.
Common names
English
Aztec clover –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoFederal District 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Federal District]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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=300612. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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