In order to screen out high ‐ efficiency of nitrogen ‐ fixation rhizobia with Lanzhou white clover,six strains of candidate rhizobia were isolated from white clover nodules in the green belt of Anning District,Lanzhou. The taxonomic status of these six strains was determined by morphological,physiological,biochemical and system‐ atic evolution analysis of 16S rRNA sequences;the strains identified as Rhizobia were screened for their efficiency by inoculation experiment. The results showed that the 16S rRNA sequences of the six strains had the highest similarity (99. 77%~99. 92%)with Rhizobium anhuiense,R. laguerreae,R. leguminosarum,and R. sophorae,and clustered together. All six strains were members of the genus Rhizobium. The inoculation experiment showed that the number of nodules inoculated with GAU‐00001,GAU‐00002,GAU‐00005,and GAU‐00006 were 18. 2,16. 7,17. 7,and 19. 2,respectively;the plant heights were(15. 2±0. 3),(14. 3±0. 3),(14. 6±0. 6),and(15. 1±0. 2)cm,respec‐tively;fresh weight were(0. 324±0. 002),(0. 318±0. 005),(0. 315±0. 005),and(0. 321±0. 027)g,respec‐ tively;dry weight were(0. 06±0. 007),(0. 062±0. 027),(0. 06±0. 01),and(0. 062±0. 01)g,respectively; crude protein were(21. 27±0. 49)% ,(20. 2±0. 26)% ,(20. 7±0. 31)% ,and(21. 37±0. 37)% ,respectively; crude fat were(8. 24±0. 01)%,(8. 11±16)%,(8. 23±1. 0)%,and(8. 25±0. 23)%,respectively. All indicators were significantly higher than CK,inoculated with rhizobia GAU ‐ 00003 and GAU ‐ 00004. Therefore,the strains GAU‐00001 and GAU‐00006 were the most efficient rhizobium strains for Lanzhou white clover.