Trifolium dubium
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Rd N of Troutbeck nr Cheshire Cottage
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Rd N of Troutbeck nr Cheshire Cottage
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Rd N of Troutbeck nr Cheshire Cottage
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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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| Notes: | |
| 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. |
| FZ divisions: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| 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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trifolium dubiumAfrican Plant Database: Trifolium dubium
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trifolium dubium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trifolium dubium
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