Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusTrifolium
Scientific name with authorshipTrifolium medium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lagopus flexuosus Bernh.Trifolium affine Lej.Trifolium affine Lej. ex Ser.Trifolium alpestre CrantzTrifolium ambiguum Kit.Trifolium ambiguum Kit. ex Jáv.Trifolium aucheri Boiss.Trifolium flexicaule Vill.Trifolium flexuosum Jacq.Trifolium flexuosum Vill.Trifolium haynaldianum Pant.Trifolium haynaldii Meynh.Trifolium medium f. pedunculosum (Ser.) C.ViciosoTrifolium medium subsp. eriocalycinum (Hausskn.) PonertTrifolium medium subsp. flexuosum (Jacq.) Asch. & Graebn.Trifolium medium subsp. pendunculosum Ser.Trifolium medium subsp. skorpilii Velen.Trifolium medium var. angustifolium Wimm. & Grab.Trifolium medium var. angustius Wahlenb.Trifolium medium var. brachycalycinum RouyTrifolium medium var. eriocalycinum Hausskn.Trifolium medium var. flexuosum (Jacq.) C.ViciosoTrifolium medium var. majus Boiss.Trifolium medium var. microphyllum Lej.Trifolium medium var. strictum Hartm.Trifolium pensylvanicum Willd.Trifolium subexpansum SchurTrigonella micrantha Desf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier523361-1
Use codesAF EU GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.