Taxonomy
Trifolium subterraneum | Subterranean Clover | Seamair faoi thalamh
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Gravel bank
Life cycle
Annual
Ex-situ conservation
Seed accessions in the National Genebank, Backweston (wild seed collected in 2010). Material in the seed and genebank at Trinity College Botanic Garden Dublin (set up by Genetic Heritage Ireland). Living collection in the National Botanic Garden.
Use
Legume forage crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
This is a species of clover native to northwestern Europe, from Ireland east to Belgium. It can thrive in poor-quality soil where other clovers cannot survive, and is grown commercially for animal fodder. Subterranean clover is one of the most commonly grown forage crops in Australia. It is also grown in places such as California and Texas, where the extreme ranges of soil type and quality, rainfall, and temperature make the variable tolerances of subclover especially useful. Extremely rare in Ireland, only known from one reliable location.