Biology:Trifolium cherleri

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae

Trifolium cherleri
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Habit
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species:
T. cherleri
Binomial name
Trifolium cherleri
Synonyms[1]
  • Trifolium arachnoideum C.Presl
  • Trifolium involucratum Lam.
  • Trifolium obvallatum Moench
  • Trifolium phlebocalyx Fenzl ex Tchich.
  • Trifolium sphaerocephalum Desf.

Trifolium cherleri, the cupped clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East as far east as Iran, and it has been introduced to Australia as a forage.[1] Three cultivars have been developed in Australia; 'Beenong', 'Yamina' and 'Lisare'.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Trifolium cherleri L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/522998-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Reid, Robert L. (22 October 2013). The Manual of Australian Agriculture. Butterworths. p. 270. ISBN 9781483100340. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1070251 entry