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]

Trifolium badium
In the Austrian Alps
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Synonyms[1]
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    • Chrysaspis badia (Schreb.) Greene
    • Chrysaspis badia subsp. rytidosemia (Boiss. & Hohen.) Hendrych
    • Chrysaspis rytidosemia (Boiss. & Hohen.) Roskov
    • Trifolium badium subsp. rivulare (Boiss. & Balansa) C.C.Towns.
    • Trifolium cousturieri Gand.
    • Trifolium ponticum Albov
    • Trifolium pseudobadium Velen.
    • Trifolium rivulare Boiss. & Balansa
    • Trifolium rytidosemium Boiss. & Hohen.
    • Trifolium rytidosemium subsp. rivulare (Boiss. & Balansa) Ponert
    • Trifolium soldeanum Barnola

Subtaxa

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Trifolium badium Schreb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Trifolium badium brown trefoil". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  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.