Biology:Trifolium badium

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae

Trifolium badium
Trifolium badium RF.jpg
In the Austrian Alps
Brown Clover Trifolium badium (6207697213).jpg
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. badium
Binomial name
Trifolium badium
Schreb.
Synonyms[1]

Trifolium badium, the brown clover or brown trefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to most of mainland Europe, the Caucasus, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran.[1][2] It is a locally important forage in sub-alpine pastures.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Trifolium badium subsp. badium – entire range, except Turkey
  • Trifolium badium subsp. rytidosemium (Boiss. & Hohen.) M.Hossain – Turkey, Iraq

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Trifolium badium Schreb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/522896-1. 
  2. "Trifolium badium brown trefoil". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/154664/i-trifolium-badium-i/details. 
  3. Jayanegara, Anuraga; Marquardt, Svenja; Kreuzer, Michael; Leiber, Florian (2011). "Nutrient and energy content, in vitro ruminal fermentation characteristics and methanogenic potential of alpine forage plant species during early summer". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91 (10): 1863–1870. doi:10.1002/jsfa.4398. PMID 21480269. 

Wikidata ☰ Q160246 entry