The genus name, Trifolium, derives from the Latin tres, "three", and folium, "leaf", so called from the characteristic … See more

It is a herbaceous, perennial plant. It is low growing, with flowering heads of whitish florets, often with a tinge of pink or cream that may come on with the aging of the plant. The heads are generally 1.5–2 centimetre… See more

• Trifolium repens subsp. macrorrhizum (Boiss.) Ponert
• Trifolium repens var. nevadense (Boiss.) C.Vicioso
• Trifolium repens var. ochranthum K.Maly… See more

It is native in Europe and Central Asia, ubiquitous throughout the British Isles, introduced in North America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and elsewhere, and globally cultivated as a forage crop. … See more

Trifolium repens is an allotetraploid (2n = 4x = 32) of two diploid ancestors and exhibits disomic inheritance. In order to increase genetic diversity for breeding, research is focused on finding these ancestors. Proposed a… See more