Taxon:  Trifolium michelianum Savi var. balansae (Boiss.) Azn.



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Vesicastrum
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
101712
Place of publication:
Magyar Bot. Lapok 12:161.  1913
Verified:
03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (7  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Trifolium michelianum Savi (13 active accession[s])
Trifolium michelianum Savi var. michelianum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Trifolium balansae Boiss.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages. 2005. Grassland species profiles Note: computer optical disk
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Trifolium balansae Boiss.
  3. Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium 155.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBalansa clover  1CIAT/FAO collaboration on tropical forages. 2005. Grassland species profiles Note: computer optical disk
Swedishkärnklöver  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Trifolium balansae Boiss.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria   
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia   
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceAegean Islands  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece [Aegean Islands]

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Trifolium balansae Boiss.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101712. Accessed 12 May 2026.