Trifolium repens L.

Trifolium repens L.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Trifolium L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [566][754][801][1056][2080]

Common Names:

Carret¢n [1292]
Dutch Clover [1056] [1847] [1850] [1862]
Ladino Clover [1902]
Tr‚bol [1661]
Tr‚bol Amargo [1140]
Tr‚bol Blanco [1140] [1292]
Tr‚bol Rastrero [1140]
White Clover [1056] [1243] [1645] [1847] [1850] [1862] [1902] [1917] [2153] [566]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
- 1993 Adams BR
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Forage [1862] [1915] [1919] [2080] [261]
Medicine [1862]
Toxins [1919]
Weed [2015] [2080]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Algeria [566]
- Egypt [566]
- Ethiopia [24]
- Kenya [210]
- Morocco [454]
- South Africa [279]
- Tanzania [210]
- Tunisia [454]

Asia [1179] [1587] [1861] [1862] [1872] [1914] [1929] [1930] [1938] [1947] [1969] [2015]
- Afghanistan [1872]
- Bhutan [1947]
- China [1179]
- India [1862]
- India-ISO [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [1969]
- Iran [1861]
- Iraq [1862]
- Japan [1930]
- Mongolia [2015]
- Nepal [1914]
- Pakistan [1862] [1938]
- Philippines [1862]
- Sri Lanka [1587]
- Taiwan [1929]
- USSR [2015]

Australasia [261] [1880] [1918] [2417] [2419]
- Australia [1880] [1918]
  - Australian Capital Territory
  - New South Wales
  - Queensland
  - South Australia
  - Victoria
  - Western Australia
- Papua New Guinea [261]
- Tasmania [2417] [2419]

Caribbean [1056] [2153] [2157]
- Bahamas [2153]
- Cuba [1056] [2157]
- Dominican Republic [1056]
- Haiti [1056] [2157]
- Jamaica [1056] [2157]

Central America [1117] [1460] [1714]
- Costa Rica [1645] [1658]
- Guatemala [1645]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1460] [1714]
- Mexico(South East) [1117]
- Panama [1224] [1243]

Europe [454] [566]
- Albania [754]
- Austria-F.E. [754]
- Azores [754]
- Balearic Is [754]
- Belgium-F.E. [754]
- Bulgaria [754]
- Corsica [754]
- Czechoslovakia [754]
- Denmark [754]
- Finland [754]
- Foroyar [754]
- France-F.E. [754]
- Germany [754]
- Great Britain [754]
- Greece [754]
- Hungary [754]
- Iceland [754]
- Ireland-F.E. [754]
- Italy-F.E. [754]
- Kriti [754]
- Malta [454]
- Netherlands [754]
- Norway [754]
- Poland [754]
- Portugal [754]
- Romania [754]
- Sardegna [754]
- Sicilia [454]
- Spain-F.E. [754]
- Sweden [754]
- Switzerland [754]
- Turkey in Europe [754]
- USSR:B-F.E. [754]
- USSR:C-F.E. [754]
- USSR:E-F.E. [754]
- USSR:K-F.E. [754]
- USSR:N-F.E. [754]
- USSR:W-F.E. [754]
- Yugoslavia [754]

Indian Ocean [1915]
- Reunion [1915]

Middle East [454] [566] [1862]
- Cyprus [454]
- East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
- Israel-Jordan [454]
- Lebanon [1862]
- Syria [1862]
- Turkey in Asia [454]

North America [1115] [1431] [1673]
- Alaska-Aleutian Is [1115] [1431] [1673]
- Canada [1115]
- United States [1325] [1431] [1460] [1645] [1673] [1680]

Pacific Ocean [1929] [1949] [2080]
- Antipodean Is [2080]
- Chatham Is [2080]
- Hawaii [1949]
- Kermadec Is [2080]
- New Zealand(North) [2080]
- New Zealand(South) [2080]

South America [1140]
- Argentina [1140] [1226]
- Chile [1444]
- Colombia [1292]
- Peru [1442]
- Venezuela [1661]

Notes:

Zohary & Heller(1984)ref.566, distinguish 8 vars.
MedCL,ref454,has 6 doubtful subspp.;only recorded for Africa at specific level
Cultivated & introduced all over the world for pasture, fodder & hay [566]
Found only once on Reunion in 1944; no recent records. [1915]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:20:08