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Trifolium arvense L.
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Common name: Haresfoot Clover

Trifolium arvense L. APNI*

Description: Erect or ascending annual, moderately hairy; branches to 40 cm long.

Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets linear-oblong to narrow-elliptic, 10–20 mm long, 2–4 mm wide, c. 5 times as long as broad, entire or toothed at apex.

Inflorescences ovoid or cylindrical, 10–20 mm long and diam., many-flowered, axillary or terminal, peduncle longer than subtending leaf. Flowers sessile. Calyx tube 10-veined, open; teeth blunt, erect in pod. Corolla 3–6 mm long, shorter than calyx, white or pink, persistent. Pod ovoid, 1–1.5 mm long, 1-seeded, included in or slightly exserted from calyx.


Habit
Photo J. R. Hosking

Flower
Photo L. von Richter

Other photo
Photo J. R. Hosking

Distribution and occurrence: Widely naturalized. Native of Eur., Medit., N Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC, *NT, *CT, *ST, *NWS, *CWS, *SWS, *SWP
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *W.A. *S.A.
AVH map***

Text by P. H. Weston
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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