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Trifolium subterraneum L.
subterranean clover

   
Symbol: TRSU3
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
CAN    I



   
Other common names:
  sub clover
Photograph of Trifolium subterraneum L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Australia.
 
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Distribution by State:
Trifolium subterraneum L.

Distributional Map for Trifolium subterraneum L.
Distribution Map Legend

Trifolium subterraneum L. distribution:
USA (CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MA, MS, NC, NJ, OR, SC, WA), CAN (BC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, GA, HI, LA, MA, OR, WA

 

Related Taxa:
Trifolium subterraneum L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 170 species in Trifolium
Distribution of Trifolium subterraneum L. ssp. brachycalycinum Katzn. & Morley. .
Trifolium subterraneum ssp. brachycalycinum
subterranean clover
Distribution of Trifolium subterraneum L. var. yanninicum (Katzn. & Morley) Zohary. .
Trifolium subterraneum var. yanninicum
subterranean clover
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Classification:
Trifolium subterraneum L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Trifolium L. – clover
Species   Trifolium subterraneum L. – subterranean clover
 

Introduced Information:
Trifolium subterraneum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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