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• Type: "Habitat in Italia."

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Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 310 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 454, Fig. 621 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 156-157 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

Zohary, M. (1972), A revision of the species of Trifolium sect. Trifolium (Leguminosae). III. Taxonomic treatment (sequel). Candollea 27: 131-132 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Hb. Linn. 930/32. Described from Italy."

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 160 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

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

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 285 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 101 [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: 304 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

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common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Trifolium. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 630 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

• APC Comment: Varietal rank not recognised in NSW or Tas.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 784 [secondary reference]

common name: Crimson Clover [n/a]

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