Fabaceae
Trifolium

Trifolium stellatum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 769 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1974). Flora of Iraq 3: 1-662. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Bobrov, E. G. (1941). In: Flora URSS, Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus)
  • Norton, J. A. (2004). Trifolium stellatum in Hampshire. BSBI News 95: 52-54.
  • Quezel, P. & Santa, S. (1962). Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq. merid. 1
  • Roskov, Yu. R. (1990). Revis. of the g. Trifolium in fl. USSR. Cand. thes. Leningrad(Rus
  • Townsend, C. C. & Guest, E. (1974). Flora of Iraq. Vol. 3. Baghdad.
  • Yakovlev G, Sytin A & Roskov Y (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Davis, P.H. [42892] Turkey K000744453 No
Mooney, H.F. [4324] Iraq K000744508 No
Amdursky, I. [137] Israel K000744469 No
s.coll. [43049] Iraq K000744519 No
Davis, P.H. [9455] Jordan K000744474 No
O'Regan, F; Sannerude, S; Khoury, C. [205] Syria K000744506 No
Pinto, M. J. et al. [s.n.] Portugal K001635839 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [240] Lebanon K000744493 No
Dobbie; Osborne; Piggin; Shehadeh; Shepherd [T047] Syria K000744478 No
s.coll. [10] Israel K000744472 No
Abulaila, K; Saifan, S; Tehabsem, Z. [2003JOR 4-1] Jordan K000744468 No
Archibald, J.C. [1647] Iran K000744495 No
Maitland, T.P. [269] Lebanon K000744489 No
Dobbie; Osborne; Piggin; Shehadeh; Shepherd [T077] Syria K000744477 No
Maitland, T.P. [381] Lebanon K000744490 No
Omar, S; Karim, F; Hamza, R; Hamid, H. [37305] Iraq K000744517 No
Emberger; Guest; Long; Schurman; Siskahia [15393] Iraq K000744507 No
Kass; Nuri [27248] Iraq K000744512 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K000744492 No
Makinson, D.J. [83a] Lebanon K000744494 No
Davis, P.H. [42451] Turkey K000744451 No
Rawi, A. [8877] Iraq K000744515 No
Balls, E.K. [B2180] Turkey K000744464 No
Jacobs, M. [6348] Iran K000744497 No
Davis, P.H.; Hedge [D. 28560] Turkey K000744461 No
Simpson, N.D. [53375] Jordan K000744471 No
Omar, S; Karim, F; Hamza, R; Hamid, H. [37128] Iraq K000744516 No
Breidy, J; Khairallah, S. [LEB 90] Lebanon K000744484 No
Wright Jr, H.E; Bent, A.M. [416-206] Iran K000744498 No
O'Regan, F; Sannerude, S; Khoury, C. [185] Syria K000744483 No
Trott, A.C. [2105] Lebanon K000744485 No
Rawi, A.; Nuri; Kass [28152] Iraq K000744513 No
Maitland, T.P. [280] Lebanon K000744487 No
Shabetai, J.R. [41] Egypt K000744503 No
Dobbie; Osborne; Piggin; Shehadeh; Shepherd [T011] Syria K000744480 No
Qaimaqah [3081] Iraq K000744509 No
Gillett, J.B. [7705] Iraq K000744514 No
Davis, P.H. [42339] Turkey K000744452 No
Davis, P.H.; Bokhari [D. 56603] Iran K000744502 No
Omar, S. [42716] Iraq K000744518 No
Hoineu, S. [191] Iran K000744500 No
s.coll. [16] Lebanon K000744486 No
Dobbie; Osborne; Piggin; Shehadeh; Shepherd [T079] Syria K000744476 No
O'Regan, F; Sannerude, S; Khoury, C. [99] Syria K000744482 No
Dobbie; Osborne; Piggin; Shehadeh; Shepherd [T029] Syria K000744481 No
Dobbie; Osborne; Piggin; Shehadeh; Shepherd [T018] Syria K000744479 No
Pirk, A.C. [2065] Lebanon K000744488 No
Western, A.C. [W.H.132] Israel K000744475 No
Helbaek, H. [774] Iraq K000744511 No
Campbell, F. [71] Turkey K000744450 No
Ingoldby, C.M. [125] Turkey K000744462 No

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0