Trifolium resupinatum
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| Trifolium resupinatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Trifolium |
| Species: | T. resupinatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifolium resupinatum L. |
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Trifolium resupinatum (Persian clover, shaftal, syn. T. resupinatum L. var. majus Boss., T. suaveolens Willd.) is an annual clover used as fodder and hay, which reaches 60 cm (24 in) tall when cultivated, and forms rosettes when grazed or mowed. It is native to central and southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and southwest Asia as far south as the Punjab. It is an important hay crop in cold regions of Iran, Afghanistan and other Asian areas with cold winters.
[edit] Subspecies
- T. resupinatum var. majus Boss (syn. T. suaveolens Willd.)
- T. resupinatum var. resupinatum Gib & Belli.
- T. resupinatum var. microcephalum Zoh.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ J. M. Suttie (1999). "Trifolium resupinatum L.". Grassland Species. Food and Agriculture Organization. http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/AGPC/doc/GBASE/data/Pf000415.htm. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
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