Trifolium dubium

Trifolium dubium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifolium
Species: T. dubium
Binomial name
Trifolium dubium
Sibth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Amarenus flavus C. Presl
  • Chrysaspis dubia (Sibth.) Desv.
  • Chrysaspis dubia (Sibth.) E.H.Greene
  • Trifolium filiforme sensu auct.
  • Trifolium flavum C. Presl
  • Trifolium luteolum Schur
  • Trifolium minus Sm.
  • Trifolium praticola Sennen
  • Trifolium procumbens "L., p.p."
  • Trifolium procumbens sensu auct.

Trifolium dubium, the lesser trefoil,[2] suckling clover,[3] little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a plant in the family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish shamrock.[4]

It is native to Europe, but can be found in many parts of the world as an introduced species.

It is probably an allotetraploid that arose from the crossing of Trifolium campestre and T. micranthum.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Trifolium dubium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Cooper, P. Shamrock shortage in Ireland sparks St. Pat's fears. Irish Central.
  5. ↑ Ansari, H. A., et al. (2008). Molecular and cytogenetic evidence for an allotetraploid origin of Trifolium dubium (Leguminosae). Chromosoma 117(2):159-67.

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