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Trifolium michelianum
Also called Balansa Clover, Micheli's Clover, Mike Clover, Annual White Clover, Big Flower Clover, Big Head Clover
Bigflower clover (Trifolium michelianum), also called Balansa clover, is a low-growing annual legume from the Mediterranean that is grown as a forage and cover crop. It does best in mild winters and hot, dry summers, with moisture available in cool months.
Trifolium michelianum, also called Balansa clover, is a species of annual plant in the Fabaceae family. It is native to the Mediteranean.
Trifolium michelianum occurs primarily in territories bordering the Mediterranean Sea, from Morocco and Algeria in North Africa to France, Italy, most countries of the Balkans in Europe and Turkey in Asia, thus it is adapted primarily to Mediterranean and temperate climates with hot and dry summers and cool winters with an easy access to moisture in the soil. It has also been introduced to Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Australia, with Australia utilizing it as a commercial crop as well.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium michelianum 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.
