Table E1. Identifying the commercial varieties of sub clover
| Variety | Flowering starts |
Seed formed |
Leaf pattern or pale central mark |
Stipule colour |
Runner hairiness |
Petal colour |
Calyx colour |
Seed colour |
Other distinctive features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RECOMMENDED VARIETIES |
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| Nungarin | Early Aug. | Late Sept. | B2 | S1 | 2 | White, pink veins | C×4 | Black | |
| Dalkeith | Late Aug. | Mid Oct. | C2 A1 |
S1 | 3 | Cream, pink veins | C×1 | Black | |
| Urana | Late Aug. | Mid Oct. | None | S0–1 | 2 | White | C×3 | Black | No leaf mark |
| Seaton Park LF | Early Sept. | Late Oct. | C3 A2 |
S0 | 3 | White, red veins | C×0 | Black | |
| York | Early Sept. | Early Nov. | C2 A1 |
S1–2 | 2 | White | C5 | Black | |
| Trikkala | Mid Sept. | Late Oct. | C2 A2 |
S1 | 0 | White | C×0 | Light brown | |
| Riverina | Mid Sept. | Mid Nov. | C4 | S0–1 | 1 | White | C×0 | Cream | |
| Gosse | Late Sept. | Late Nov. | C4 or B2 |
S1 | 1 | White | C×0 | Cream | |
| Napier | Mid Oct. | Mid Dec. | C4 A1 |
S2–S3 | 0 | White | C×0 | Cream | |
| Rosedale | Mid Sept. | Mid Nov. | B1 C1 A2 |
S0 | 2 | White | C×0 | Cream | Pale green band across leaf |
| Junee | Mid–late Sept. | Early Nov. | C1 A1–2 |
S0 | 1 | White, pink veins | C×0 | Black | Brownish purple below central mark in winter; central mark fades in spring |
| Coolamon | Mid–late Sept. | Early Nov. | C2 | S1–2 | 1 | White | C×0 | Black | |
| Woogenellup | Mid–late Sept. | Early– mid Nov. | C2 A1 B1 |
S2–3 | 0 | White, faint pink veins | C×0 | Black | Stipules larger than normal; ‘arms’ on leaf light green |
| Goulburn | Late Sept. | Late Nov. | C2 A1–2 |
S0–1 | 0 | White | C×3 | Black | Flowers have pink veins |
| Denmark | Late Sept. | Early Dec. | C2 A1–2 |
S1 | 0 | White | C×0 | Black | |
| Leura | Early Oct. | Mid Dec. | C2A1 | S0–1 | 2 | White | C×0 | Black | |
| Clare | Late Sept. | Late Nov. | C3 A2–3 |
S2 | 0 | White | C×0 | Purplish | Purple colour below pale mark on leaflet |
| Antas | Early Oct. | Mid Dec. | C1 A1–2 |
S1 | 1 | White | Black | ||
| Nuba | Early Oct. | Mid Dec. | C2 A2 |
S1 | 1 | White | C×0 | Black | |
OUTCLASSED VARIETIES |
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| Dwalganup | Mid–late Aug. | Mid–late Oct. | C2 A1 |
S1 | 2–3 | White, pink veins | C×1 | Black | Corolla sometimes distinctly pinkish |
| Geraldton | Mid–late Aug. | Early Oct. | B1 | S1 | 3 | White, pink | C×3–4 | Black | Leaflets distinctly triangular and spaced |
| Northam | Mid Aug. | Early Oct. | B1 | S1 | 2 | Cream, pink veins | C×4 | Black | Leaflets bluish- green |
| Daliak | Late Aug. | Mid–late Oct. | C1 | S2–3 | 2 | White-cream | C×5 | Black | Calyx distinct purple-red |
| Dinninup | Early Sept. | Late Oct. | C3 A1 |
S2 | 2 | White, pink veins | C×2–3 | Black | Central mark distinct on young leaf |
| Enfield | Mid–late Sept. | Mid Nov. | C3 | S1 | 2–3 | White, faint purple veins | C×0 | Black | |
| Howard | Early–mid Sept. | Early Nov. | C1 A2 |
S0 | 2 | White, faint pink veins | C×1 | Black | Leaflets bluish green |
| Esperance | Mid Sept. | Early Nov. | C1 | S2 | 2 | White, pink veins | C×5 | Black | Similar to Daliak; less distinct calyx colour |
| Green Range | Mid–late Sept. | Early–mid Nov. | C3 A2–3 |
S3 | 2 | White-pink veins | C×0 | Black | Angular crescent, central area yellow-green |
| Bacchus Marsh | Mid–late Sept. | Mid Nov. | B2 C2 |
S0 | 2–3 | White | C×0 | Black | Flecking on upper surface of leaf |
| Mount Barker | Late Sept. | Late Nov. | C3 | S2–3 | 3 | White, faint pink veins | C×4 | Purplish | Distinct red calyx band |
| Karridale | Late Sept. | Late Nov. | C3 A3 |
S2 | 2 | White, pink veins | C×0 | Black | Yellow-green crescent; broken purple shading; round crescent common |
| Yarloop | Early Sept. | Late Oct. | A1 | S2–3 | 0 | White | C×0–1 | Light brown | Midrib often brownish colour |
| Larisa | Early Oct. | Early Dec. | C2 A2 |
S1 | 0 | White | C×0 | Light brown | Elongated calyx lobes; stipule veins pink |
| Meteora | Early Oct. | Early–mid Dec. | C4 | S1 | 0 | White | C×0 | Light brown | Red flush between veins under cool conditions; leaflet yellow-green |
| Tallarook | Mid Oct. | Mid Dec. | C1–2 A1 |
S0 | 2 | White, faint pink veins | C×0 | Black | Leaf mark varies from C3 (winter) to C1 (spring) |
