Trifolium semipilosum, the Kenya clover or Kenya white clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and has been introduced to Saint Helena.[1] It is a close wild relative of the important forage crop Trifolium repens (white clover).[2][3]
Trifolium semipilosum | |
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Close-up of leaf, found in Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Trifolium |
Species: | T. semipilosum
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Binomial name | |
Trifolium semipilosum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Trifolium brunellii Chiov. ex Fiori |
The following varieties are accepted:[1]