Taxon:  Trifolium diffusum Ehrh.



Summary
Genus:
Trifolium
Subgenus:
Trifolium
Section:
Trifolium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
40217
Place of publication:
Beitr. Naturk. 7:165.  1792
Verified:
03/23/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
47 (36  active, 35  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Abberton, M. T. 2007. Interspecific hybridization in the genus Trifolium. Pl. Breed. (New York) 126:337-342.
  2. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Ellison, N. W. et al. 2006. Molecular phylogenetics of the clover genus (Trifolium - Leguminosae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 39:688-705.
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). 2001. The world of clovers 138.
  7. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  10. Taylor, N. L. et al. 1963. Interspecific hybridization of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.). Crop Sci. (Madison) 3:549-552.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium 367.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdiffuse clover  1Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). 2001. The world of clovers 138.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine s. & KrymTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine (s. & Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
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=40217. Accessed 12 May 2026.