Fabaceae
Subterranean clover
Trifolium subterraneum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trifolium
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- نفل مطمور
- arz
- نفل مطمور
- Bulgarian
- Подземна детелина
- Catalan
- Trèvol subterrani, Trèfle semeur
- Chinese
- 地三叶, 地车轴草
- Czech
- Jetel podzemní
- Dutch
- Onderaardse klaver, Ondergrondse klaver
- English
- Subterranean clover, Sub clover
- Finnish
- Maa-apila
- French
- Trèfle souterrain, Trèfle semeur, Trèfle enterreur
- German
- Bodenfrüchtiger Klee, Trèfle semeur
- Hungarian
- Földbentermő here
- Icelandic
- Jarðsmári
- Lithuanian
- Trèfle semeur
- Macedonian
- Подземна детелина
- Persian
- شبدر زیرزمینی
- Slovenian
- Podzemna detelja
- Swedish
- Grävklöver, Trèfle semeur
- Welsh
- Meillionen ymguddiol
Synonyms
- Calycomorphum subterraneum (L.) C.Presl
- Trifolium subterraneum var. genuinum Rouy
- Trifolium subterraneum var. subterraneum
- Trifolium subterraneum var. typicum Asch. & Graebn.
- Trifolium yanninicum (Katzn. & Morley) Katzn.
- Triphylloides comosa Moench
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.