Trifolium uniflorumL.

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WFO wfo-0000213109 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Quentin Groom
fig. a Quentin Groom, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-15 / obs. 197820405
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Yves Bas
fig. b Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202921621
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. c Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 199041040
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Ronald Flipphi
fig. d Ronald Flipphi, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 39308925
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Ronald Flipphi
fig. e Ronald Flipphi, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 38041910
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Ronald Flipphi
fig. f Ronald Flipphi, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 38517533
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by aroche
fig. g aroche, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 12883790
Trifolium uniflorum, photographed by Mattia Aaron Miroddi
fig. h Mattia Aaron Miroddi, CC0 1.0 / obs. 7726545

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Native range 8 botanical countries

Regions where Trifolium uniflorum is native: Libya, East Aegean Is., Türkiye, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe LibyaEast Aegean Is.TürkiyeGreeceItalyKritiSiciliaTürkiye-in-Europe
Native distribution of Trifolium uniflorum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Greece GRC EUROPE
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Sicilia SIC
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
East Aegean Is. EAI ASIA-TEMPERATE
Türkiye TUR
Libya LBY AFRICA

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 11 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Lupinaster buxbaumii (Sternb. & Hoppe) C.Presl
  • Lupinaster uniflorus (L.) C.Presl
  • Trifolium buxbaumii Sternb. & Hoppe
  • Trifolium cryptoscias Griseb.
  • Trifolium savianum Guss.
  • Trifolium uniflorum subsp. savianum (Guss.) Nyman
  • Trifolium uniflorum var. breviflorum Boiss.
  • Trifolium uniflorum var. macrodon Hausskn.
  • Trifolium uniflorum var. savianum (Guss.) Arcang.
  • Trifolium uniflorum var. sternbergianum Ser.
  • Trifolium uniflorum var. varians Vierh.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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