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]
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| In the Austrian Alps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. badium
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| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium badium | |
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List
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Subtaxa edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c "Trifolium badium Schreb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Trifolium badium brown trefoil". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ 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.
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