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Fabaceae

Knotted clover

Trifolium striatum L.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trifolium

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Knotted clover: Habitus Taxonym: Trifolium striatum ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 ; det. Gergely Király 2015-06-07 Location: Dolomite hills to the south o
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Common names

By language (17)
Bulgarian
Жилеста детелина
Czech
Jetel žíhaný
Danish
Stribet Kløver
Dutch
Gestreepte klaver
English
Knotted clover
Finnish
Juova-apila
French
Trèfle strié
German
Streifen-Klee, Gestreifter Klee
Hungarian
Sávos here
Icelandic
Hnútasmári
Latvian
Svītrainais āboliņš
Macedonian
Мекојазлеста детелина
Persian
شبدر رگهدار
Polish
Koniczyna kreskowana
Slovenian
Progasta detelja
Swedish
Strimklöver
Welsh
Meillionen rychog

Synonyms

  • Trifolium conicum Pers. ex Savi
  • Trifolium conicum Kit. ex Hornem.
  • Trifolium cylindricum Wallr.
  • Trifolium incanum C.Presl
  • Trifolium kitaibelianum Ser.
  • Trifolium striatum subsp. brevidens (Lange) Muñoz Rodr.
  • Trifolium striatum subsp. tenuiflorum (Ten.) Kožuharov
  • Trifolium striatum subsp. tenuiflorum (Ten.) Arcang.
  • Trifolium striatum subvar. spinescens (Lange) Pérez Lara
  • Trifolium striatum var. basalticum Nègre
  • Trifolium striatum var. brevidens Lange
  • Trifolium striatum var. constantinopolitanum Clementi
  • Trifolium striatum var. elatum Lojac.
  • Trifolium striatum var. elongatum Rouy
  • Trifolium striatum var. elongatum Lojac.
  • Trifolium striatum var. incanum Mérat
  • Trifolium striatum var. incanum (C.Presl) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Trifolium striatum var. kitaibelianum (Ser.) Heuff.
  • Trifolium striatum var. lasiocalyx Batt. ex Maire
  • Trifolium striatum var. longiflorum Halácsy
  • Trifolium striatum var. macrodontum Boiss.
  • Trifolium striatum var. nanum Rouy
  • Trifolium striatum var. neicevii Kožuharov
  • Trifolium striatum var. prostratum Lange
  • Trifolium striatum var. spinescens Lange
  • Trifolium striatum var. tenuiflorum (Ten.) Arcang.
  • Trifolium tenuiflorum Ten.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.