Trifolium subterraneum - Subterranean clover

Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) is a low-growing annual herb grown as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover and pasture legume, with edible leaves. Its prostrate stems are 10-35 cm long.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7²
• Hardiness zone 8²
• Hardiness zone 9²
• Hardiness zone 10²
• Full sun²
• Moist soil²

Outputs

• Human food²

Type

• Trifolium spp. - Clover
• Herb
• Annual

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer²
• Ground cover²

Dimension	At maturity
Stem length (m)	0.1-0.35

Footnotes

1. Trifolium subterraneum | VicFlora, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria ↩

2. Trifolium subterraneum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹