Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 764 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 283-286 [secondary reference]

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 337 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 13 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 119 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 136 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 2: 353 [secondary reference]

• Type: Trifolium pratense L.

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 308-309 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

• Etymology: Latin name of clover, from tres, three; folium, leaf.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 450-451 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

• Etymology: "Latin name of clover, from tres, three; folium, leaf."

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 249 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 56 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 187 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 220-222 [secondary reference]

Zohary, M. (1972), A revision of the species of Trifolium sect. Trifolium (Leguminosae). III. Taxonomic treatment (sequel). Candollea 27: 99-158 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 155-157 [secondary reference]

common name: Clover [n/a]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 601 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 129 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 300-301 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Trifolium. Flora of New South Wales 2: 456 [secondary reference]

common name: Clovers [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 192-193 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 729-730 [secondary reference]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Trifolium. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 625-626 [secondary reference]

common name: Clovers [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 781 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 871 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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