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Fabaceae
Trifolium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Trifolium alexandrinum Linnaeus. Common name: Egyptian Clover. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Wildlife food plots, pastures, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of w. Asia; rarely persisting or escaping in Maryland, South Carolina, and Texas (iNaturalist 2025).

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Subgenus: Trifolium. Section: Trifolium.

ID notes: This ancient forage crop can be recognized by its ovoid or elongate white inflorescences on short peduncles above paired uppermost leaves (Isely 1998).

Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA11.2, K4, NS, POWO; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Trifolium alexandrinum L. 1838

Links to other floras: = Trifolium alexandrinum - FNA11.2

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