The
tribe
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Trifolieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant
family
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Fabaceae
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. It is included within the
inverted repeat-lacking clade (IRLC). All of the members of this tribe are
trifoliate.
These
genera
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are recognized by the
USDA
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:
* ''
Medicago''
L. – alfalfas, medicks
* ''
Melilotus''
Mill. – sweetclovers
* ''
Ononis''
L. – restharrows
* ''
Parochetus''
Buch.-Ham. ''ex'' D. Don – shamrock pea, blue oxalis
* ''
Trifolium
Clovers, also called trefoils, are plants of the genus ''Trifolium'' (), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with the highest diversity ...
''
L. – clovers
* ''
Trigonella''
L. – fenugreeks
References
External links
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Fabaceae tribes
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