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Kenya clover

Trifolium semipilosum

Also called Kenya White Clover

Kenya clover
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Kenya clover is a perennial forage legume native to East and southern Africa and the southwest Arabian Peninsula, closely related to white clover. It grows best in open, sunny spots with moderate moisture and is mainly grown as pasture or cover crop.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil moist during establishment, then water during dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained fertile soil, tolerates a range of textures.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Eritrea to S. Trop. Africa, SW. Arabian Pen.
Climate
subtropical

About

Trifolium semipilosum, the Kenya clover or Kenya white clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and has been introduced to Saint Helena. It is a close wild relative of the important forage crop Trifolium repens (white clover).

Other Trifolium plants

Owl-head clover · Kura clover · Showy Indian clover · Narrowleaf crimson clover · Golden clover · Brown clover · Southern clover · Foothill clover · Strawberry clover · Clustered clover · Rose clover · Alsike clover

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trifolium semipilosum 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.

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