Trifolium repens

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T. repens flowering

Trifolium repens, White clover, or the Dutch clover[1] is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae (previously referred to as Leguminosae). It is native to Europe, including the British Isles,[2] The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties (but sometimes to smaller varieties), and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties.[3][4][5][6]

Etymology[edit]

Trifolium means 'trefoil' (three-lobed leaves); this is Pliny’s name for trifoliate plants.[7]

Repens means 'creeping' or 'stoloniferous'.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Template:PLANTS
  2. ↑ Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg., E.F. 1968. Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-04656-4
  3. ↑ Barnes, R. F., C. J. Nelson, M. Collins, and K. J. Moore (eds.). 2003. Forages: an introduction to grassland agriculture. Vol. 1. 6th ed. Blackwell Publishing. 556 pp.
  4. ↑ Henning, J. C. and H. N. Wheaton. 1993. White, ladino and sweet clover. G4639. U. Missouri Extension. http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G4639
  5. ↑ Rasnake, M., G. D. Lacefield, J. C. Henning, N. L. Taylor and D. C. Ditsch. Growing white clover in Kentucky. Univ. Kentucky. AGR-93. [1]
  6. ↑ White clover. Penn State University Extension. http://extension.psu.edu/plants/crops/forages/species/white-clover
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 328, 386

Tangpu, V., Temjenmongla & Yadav, A. K. 2004. Anticestodal activity of Trifolium repens extract. Pharmaceutical Biology 42: 656–658.

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