Fabaceae
Kura clover
Trifolium ambiguum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 高加索三叶草, 高加索车轴草
- English
- Kura clover, Caucasian clover, Honey clover, Pellett clover
- German
- Kaukasischer Klee
- Latvian
- Kaukāza āboliņš
- Persian
- شبدر مشکوک
- Russian
- Клевер сходный
- Turkish
- Pisikulağı, Kafkas üçgülü
Synonyms
- Amoria ambigua (M.Bieb.) Soják
- Trifolium ambiguum var. majus Hossain
- Trifolium vaillantii M.Bieb. ex Fisch.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos

Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jonathan Hughes, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.