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taxid: 3900
genus: Trifolium
species: subterraneum
abbrev: trisu
commonName: Subterranean clover
description: "Trifolium subterraneum, the subterranean clover, is a species of clover native to Europe, Southwest Asia, Northwest Africa and Macaronesia. The plant's name comes from its underground seed development (geocarpy), a characteristic not possessed by other clovers. It can thrive in poor-quality soil where other clovers cannot survive, and is grown commercially for animal fodder. There are three distinct subspecies used in agriculture, each with its own ideal climate and soil type, allowing for wide distribution of the plant over varied environments."

resources:
  - name: LIS SequenceServer
    URL: "https://sequenceserver.legumeinfo.org/"
    description: "SequenceServer BLAST against Trifolium subterraneum Daliak v2"

strains:
  - identifier: Daliak
    accession: Daliak
    name: Daliak
    origin: Australia
    description: "Daliak is a semi-erect, plain-leafed variety that produces well, and seeds prolifically throughout the sub clover belt of Australia. Due to its mid-season maturity it is more productive than the early-maturing Northam, Nungarin or Dalkeith, but less productive than later maturing varieties. Daliak is resistant to the eastern Australian strain of clover scorch and is tolerant of the sub clover root disease complex, but it is more susceptible than other varieties to attack by bluegreen aphid."