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Taxon:  Trifolium hybridum L.



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Vesicastrum
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
300618
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:766. 1753
Verified:
03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
76 (67  active, 55  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Trifolium hybridum L. var. anatolicum (Boiss.) Boiss. (1 active accession[s])
Trifolium hybridum L. var. elegans (Savi) Boiss. (2 active accession[s])
Trifolium hybridum L. var. hybridum (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
alsike clover –
hybrid clover –
Swedish clover –
French
trèfle bâtard –
trèfle hybride –
German
Bastardklee –
Schwedenklee –
Italian
trifoglio ibrido –
Japanese Rōmaji
tachi-oranda-genge –
Portuguese
trevo-híbrido –
Spanish
trébol híbrido –
Swedish
alsikeklöver –
Transcribed Chinese
za zhong che zhou cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationChecheno-Ingushetia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKabardino-Balkaria 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKarachay-Cherkessia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationStavropol 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationArkhangelsk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationBashkortostan 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationBelgorod 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationBryansk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationChuvashia 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationIvanovo 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKaliningrad 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKalmykia 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKaluga 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKarelia 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKirov 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKomi 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKomi-Permyak 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKostroma 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKursk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationLeningrad 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationLipetsk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationMari-El 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationMordvinia 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationMoscow 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationNenets 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationNovgorod 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationOrel 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationOrenburg 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationPenza 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationPerm 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationPskov 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationRostov 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationRyazan 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationSaratov 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationSmolensk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationTambov 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationTatarstan 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationTula 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationUdmurtia 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationUlyanovsk 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationVladimir 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationVolgograd 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationVologda 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationVoronezh 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationYaroslavl 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4Naturalized     
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar, Stavropol]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Bashkortostan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chuvashia, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kalmykia, Kaluga, Karelia, Kirov, Komi, Komi-Permyak, Kostroma, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Mari-El, Mordvinia, Moscow, Murmansk, Nenets, Novgorod, Orel, Orenburg, Penza, Perm, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tatarstan, Tula, Udmurtia, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl], Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Animal foodforage Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Bee plantshoney production Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941
Environmentalerosion control Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Harmful organism hostcrop diseases Converse, R. H., ed. Virus diseases of small fruits. USDA Agriculture Handbook 631. 1987
Harmful organism hostcrop pests Converse, R. H., ed. Virus diseases of small fruits. USDA Agriculture Handbook 631. 1987
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 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=300618. Accessed 21 July 2025.


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