''Trifolium semipilosum'', the Kenya clover or Kenya white clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It is native to Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and has been introduced to

Saint Helena Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory. Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...

. It is a close wild relative of the important forage crop ''

Trifolium repens ''Trifolium repens'', the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae (otherwise known as Leguminosae). It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated ...

'' (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

References

semipilosum Flora of Yemen Flora of Eritrea Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Kenya Flora of Uganda Flora of Tanzania Flora of Malawi Flora of Zimbabwe Plants described in 1839 {{Trifolieae-stub