''Trifolium semipilosum'', the Kenya clover or Kenya white clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. It is native to Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and has been introduced to

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

. It is a close wild relative of the important forage crop ''

Trifolium repens ''Trifolium repens'', the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae (otherwise known as Leguminosae). It is native to Europe, including the British Isles,Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg., E.F. 1968. ''Excursio ...

'' (white clover).

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: *''Trifolium semipilosum'' var. ''brunellii'' – Ethiopia *''Trifolium semipilosum'' var. ''glabrescens'' – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe *''Trifolium semipilosum'' var. ''intermedium'' – Ethiopia *''Trifolium semipilosum'' var. ''semipilosum'' - Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi, and introduced to Zimbabwe and Saint Helena

References

semipilosum Flora of Yemen Flora of Eritrea Flora of Ethiopia Flora of Kenya Flora of Uganda Flora of Tanzania Flora of Malawi Flora of Zimbabwe Plants described in 1839 {{Trifolieae-stub