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Trigonella suavissima Lindl.
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Common name: Coopers Clover

Trigonella suavissima Lindl. APNI*

Description: Decumbent or ascending herb, stems to c. 50 cm long, fragrant.

Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets obovate to obcordate, 4–20 mm long, 2–15 mm wide, margins toothed, upper surface glabrescent, lower surface usually hairy; petiole 3–5 cm long; stipules hastate, 2–6 mm long, toothed.

Flowers in axillary clusters; peduncle short. Calyx 3–5 mm long, sparsely hairy, conspicuously 5-veined. Corolla 4–6 mm long, pale yellow.

Pod linear, 9–18 mm long, curving upwards, compressed laterally, glabrous to sparsely hairy; seeds 5–7.


Flowering: autumn and winter.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows along dry watercourses, floodplains and depressions, chiefly in western regions.
NSW subdivisions: CWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by E. H. Norris
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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