Taxon: Trifolium lupinaster L.

Summary

Genus:

Trifolium

Subgenus:

Trifolium

Section:

Lupinaster

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Trifolieae

Nomen number:

40272

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:766. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/23/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

71 (35 active, 31 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Autonym(s)
Trifolium lupinaster L. var. lupinaster

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
Trifolium lupinaster L. var. albiflorum Ser.

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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)
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Gillett, J. M. & N. L. Taylor (M. Collins ed.). 2001. The world of clovers 218.
Gillett, J. M. 1972. Taxonomy of Trifolium (Leguminosae). IV. The American species of section Lupinaster (Adanson) Seringe. Canad. J. Bot. 50:1986.
Inst. Bot. V. L. Komarova, Acad. Sci. URSS. 1963-. Plantae asiae centralis.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
Zohary, M. & D. Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium 84.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Swedish	lupinklöver			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Evrejskaja avtonomnaja oblast'	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Magadanskaja oblast'	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chelyabinsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Hakasija, Respublika	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Hanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kurganskaja oblast'	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Omsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Sverdlovsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Taymyr	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Ust Orda Buryat	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Arkhangelsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Baškortostan, Respublika	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Komi	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kursk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Lipeckaja oblast'	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Mordovija, Respublika	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Orel	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Orenburg	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Penza	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Perm	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Ryazan	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Tambov	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Tula	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Ulyanovsk	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Vladimir	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Voronezh	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia		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	Southeastern Europe	Romania		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Hanty-Mansijskij avtonomnyj okrug, Irkutsk, Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Omsk, Sverdlovsk, Taymyr, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Ust Orda Buryat, Yakutia-Sakha]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Magadanskaja oblast', Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug, Sakhalin, Evrejskaja avtonomnaja oblast']
CHINA: China [Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shanxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk, Baškortostan, Respublika, Komi, Kursk, Lipeckaja oblast', Mordovija, Respublika, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Orel, Orenburg, Penza, Perm, Ryazan, Saratov, Tambov, Tula, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Voronezh], Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania

Reference(s)

Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench

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=40272. Accessed 15 April 2026.