Taxon: Trifolium fragiferum L.

Summary

Genus:

Trifolium

Subgenus:

Trifolium

Section:

Vesicastrum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

40230

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:772. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

339 (250 active, 226 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Trifolium fragiferum L. subsp. fragiferum

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amoria bonannii (C. Presl) Roskov
Trifolium bonannii C. Presl
Trifolium fragiferum L. subsp. bonannii (C. Presl) Soják
Trifolium neglectum C. A. Mey.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
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).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). 2001. The world of clovers 156.
Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Inst. Bot. V. L. Komarova, Acad. Sci. URSS. 1963-. Plantae asiae centralis.
International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
Stubbendieck, J. & E. C. Conard. 1989. Common legumes of the Great Plains University of Nebraska.
Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium 291.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	strawberry clover	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	trèfle fraise	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Erdbeerklee	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	trifoglio fragifero	2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji	tsumekusa-damashi	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish	trébol fresero	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	smultronklöver	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	cao mei che zhou cao	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias		Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria		n.	Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt		n.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya		n.	Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Checheno-Ingushetia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Kabardino-Balkaria		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Krasnodar		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	North Ossetia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Stavropol		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chelyabinsk		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kurganskaja oblast'		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Astrakhan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Baškortostan, Respublika		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Belgorod		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Bryansk		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Ivanovo		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kaliningrad		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kalmykija, Respublika		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kalužskaja oblast'		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kursk		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Lipeckaja oblast'		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Mordovija, Respublika		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Orel		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Orenburg		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Penza		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Rostov		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Ryazan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Tambov		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Tatarstan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Udmurtia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Ulyanovsk		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Voronezh		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika, Krasnodar, North Ossetia, Stavropol]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Chelyabinsk, Kurganskaja oblast']
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation [Baškortostan, Respublika, Kalmykija, Respublika, Mordovija, Respublika, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kalužskaja oblast', Kursk, Lipeckaja oblast', Orel, Orenburg, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Tambov, Ulyanovsk, Volgogradskaja oblast', Voronezh], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Amoria fragifera (L.) Roskov

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Animal food	forage		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmental	lawn/turf		University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Environmental	lawn/turf	for lawns and for green manure	Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Environmental	soil improver		University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Environmental	soil improver	for lawns and for green manure	Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance

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=40230. Accessed 12 May 2026.