Trifolium fragiferum

Trifolium fragiferum
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. fragiferum
Binomial name
Trifolium fragiferum
Varieties[1]
  • Trifolium fragiferum var. fragiferum
  • Trifolium fragiferum var. orthodon Zohary
Synonyms
List
    • Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov (1990)
    • Galearia fragifera (L.) C.Presl (1831)
    • Xerosphaera fragifera (L.) Soják (1985)

Trifolium fragiferum, the strawberry clover,[2][3] is a herbaceous perennial plant species in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa. It is present in other places, such as sections of North America, as an introduced species. It is also cultivated as a cover crop and for hay and silage, as green manure, and as a bee plant.

  1. ^ "Trifolium fragiferum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trifolium fragiferum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.