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Trifolium resupinatum
Also called Persian Clover, Shaftal Clover, Annual Strawberry Clover, Bird Eye Clover, Reversed Trefoil, Bird's Eye Clover
Reversed clover is an annual clover grown mainly as fodder and hay, reaching about 60 cm when cultivated. It is grown as a field forage crop rather than a garden or houseplant, and does best in cool, temperate climates.
Trifolium resupinatum (reversed clover, Persian clover, shaftal, syn. T. resupinatum L. var. majus Boss., T. suaveolens Willd.) is an annual clover used as fodder and hay, which reaches 60 cm (24 in) tall when cultivated, and forms rosettes when grazed or mowed.
It is native to central and southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and southwest Asia as far south as the Punjab. It is an important hay crop in cold regions of Iran, Afghanistan and other Asian areas with cold winters.
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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.
