Trifolium alexandrinum L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Trifolium L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [454][566][754][802]

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Other names:

• Trifolium alexandrium L. [Orthographic] 
  

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Common Names:

• Alexandriner Klee [2205] [2444]
  
• Alexandrinischer Klee [2459]
  
• Berseem [1919]
  
• Egyptian Clover [1862] [1902] [2183]
  
• TrŠfle D'Alexandrie [2459]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
  • 2000-11 Roskov YR
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1862]
  
• Forage [2363] [566] [567]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Egypt [454]
  • Sudan [567]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1179] [1861] [1862] [1914] [1938] [1969] [2015]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Iran [1861]
  • Iraq [1862]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Taiwan [1179]
  • USSR [2015]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland
    • Western Australia

• Europe [454] [566] [754] [1883] [2363] [2444]
  • Austria [754]
  • Balearic Is [454]
  • Hungary [754]
  • Italy [454] [1883]
  • Liechtenstein [2444]
  • Portugal [454] [754]
  • Sardegna [454]
  • Sicilia [454]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2363]
  • Switzerland [754]

• Middle East [454] [566]
  • Israel-Jordan [454]
  • Lebanon-Syria [454]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

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Notes:

• Not definitely known in the wild [566].
  
• Recorded native in Israel,Lebanon,Turkey in Asia & Syria in W.Asia Checklist [1939]
  
• A cultivar grown in Israel is recognised as var. serotinium by Zohary & Heller [1939]
  
• Recorded native in Israel,Lebanon,Turkey in Asia & Syria in W.Asia Checklist [566]
  
• A cultivar grown in Israel is recognised as var. serotinium by Zohary & Heller [566]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:19:44