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Trifolium alexandrinum
Also called Berseem clover
Egyptian clover is a fast-growing annual forage legume grown mainly as fodder and green manure in irrigated subtropical regions. It is grown for livestock feed and soil improvement rather than as an ornamental, and its key to success is regular irrigation and warmth.
Trifolium alexandrinum (Egyptian clover, berseem clover) is a species of clover. The plant can reach 75 cm (30 in) tall, with trifoliate leaves and whitish flowers. It is native to northeast Africa and southwest Asia.
Egyptian clover is cultivated mostly in irrigated sub-tropical regions, and used as leguminous crop. It is an important winter crop in Egypt, where it may have been cultivated since ancient times, and was introduced into northern India in the early nineteenth century. It is also grown in northern Africa west of its native range, and in Australia, China, Europe and the United States, and is locally naturalised north to England.
There are two agricultural cultivar groups of berseem clover, single-cut and multi-cut. Single-cut cultivars, like 'Balady', feature a high growing point and have poor recovery once harvested. Multi-cut cultivars, like 'Frosty', feature a lower growing point allowing for multiple harvests from a single sowing.
The species is native to northeast Africa and southwest Asia, from Egypt east to Pakistan.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium alexandrinum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
