Trifolieae

The tribe Trifolieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. It is included within the inverted repeat-lacking clade (IRLC).^[1] All of the members of this tribe are trifoliate.

Trifolieae
Trifolium repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Clade:	Meso-Papilionoideae
Clade:	Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
Clade:	Hologalegina
Clade:	Inverted repeat-lacking clade
Tribe:	Trifolieae (Bronn) Endl.

These genera are recognized by the USDA:^[2]

• Medicago L. – alfalfas, medicks
• Melilotus Mill. – sweetclovers
• Ononis L. – restharrows
• Parochetus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don – shamrock pea, blue oxalis
• Trifolium L. – clovers
• Trigonella L. – fenugreeks