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).
Subtaxa The following varieties are accepted: Trifolium semipilosum var. brunellii – Ethiopia Trifolium semipilosum var. glabrescens – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe Trifolium semipilosum var. intermedium – Ethiopia Trifolium semipilosum var. semipilosum - Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi, and introduced to Zimbabwe and Saint Helena
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