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Fabaceae

Brown clover

Trifolium badium Schreb.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium

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Brown clover: Brown Clover, at Saas Fee, Switzerland
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)
Czech
Jetel hnědý
Dutch
Koniczyna brunatna
English
Brown clover
French
Trèfle bai, Trefle bai
German
Braun-Klee, Alpen-Braun-Klee, Brauner Klee, Braunklee
hsb
Badiski dźećel
Icelandic
Kastaníusmári
Macedonian
Кафеава детелина
Persian
شبدر شاه بلوطی
Polish
Koniczyna brunatna
Slovak
Ďatelina hnedá
Slovenian
Kostanjevorjava detelja
Swedish
Humleklöver
Turkish
Kahverengi üçgül

Synonyms

  • Amarenus badius (Schreb.) Fourr.
  • Chrysaspis badia (Schreb.) Greene
  • Trifolium spadiceum var. badium (Schreb.) Lapeyr.

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.