3690.000 Trifolium L. - Clovers

Martins, E.S. et al. (2003) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7)

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves 3-foliolate. Flowers ± sessile in usually dense heads. Calyx teeth 5. Petals becoming dry and persistent after flowering. Pod small, ± enclosed in the calyx.

Worldwide: 238 species in termperate and subtropical regions excluding Australia

Burundi: 9 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Actizera stellata (Red-clover Blue)

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Species		Content
baccarinii Chiov.
isthmocarpum Brot.
pseudostriatum Baker f.
purseglovei J.B.Gillett
simense Fresen.		Description, Image
spumosum L.
squarrosum L.
usambarense Taub.
wentzelianum Harms

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