Trifolium ambiguum | |
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Flowers | |
Seed pods | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Trifolium |
Species: | T. ambiguum
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Binomial name | |
Trifolium ambiguum | |
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Trifolium ambiguum, the kura clover or Caucasian clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to Ukraine, Crimea, south European Russia, the northern Caucasus, eastern Turkey, Iraq, and Iran, and has been introduced to New South Wales.[1] Planted for forage, once established it is tolerant of close grazing, and is also useful for honey production.[2][3]