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Synonyms: |
Trifolium minus Sm. |
Common names: | Lesser hop-trefoil (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Annual or biennial herb, with prostrate or ascending branches, up to 30 cm long. Leaves 3-foliolate with obovate leaflets; petiolule of apical leaflet longer than those of lateral leaflets. Flowers in axillary heads, up to 20-flowered. Flowers yellow, turning yellowish-brown after flowering. Flowerheads cone-shaped after flowering, due to the deflexed old flowers. |
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Derivation of specific name: | dubium: uncertain, doubtful |
Habitat: | Grassy roadside verges |
Altitude range: (metres) | 2020 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | A native of Europe and Southwest Asia. |
National distribution: | E |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 20 July 2009 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. |
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