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The genus Trifolium L. has been divided into eight sections (Zohary and Heller, 1984). Although numerous Trifolium species are utilized by grazing animals in their native habitat, only about 11 species are used to any extent in planted pastures. Of these 11, T. vesiculosum Savi, arrowleaf clover, is in section Mistyllus (C. Presl) Godr., T. subterraneum L., sub clover, is in section Trichocephalum Koch., and T. resupinatum L., persian clover, is in section Vesicaria Crantz. Of the remaining eight species, T repens L., white clover, T. hybridum L., alsike clover, T. nigrescens Viv., ball clover, and T. ambiguum M.B., kura clover are members of section Lotoidea Crantz.. The remaining four species, T. alexandrinum L., berseem clover, T incarnatum L., crimson clover, T. hirtum All., rose clover, and T. pratense L., red clover are placed in section Trifolium Zoh. T. pratense was selected by Zohary and Heller (1984) as the type species (lectotype) of the genus.
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Taylor, N.L., Quesenberry, K.H. (1996). Biosystematics and Interspecific Hybridization. In: Red Clover Science. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8692-4_2
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