Trifolium vesiculosum |
Trifolium arvense |
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arrow-leaf clover |
rabbitfoot clover, hare's foot |
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Habit | Erect, pubescent annual, the 1-several stems 1-4 dm. tall, freely-branched. | |
Leaves | Leaves trifoliate, leaflets linear-oblanceolate, 8-25 mm. long; stipules attached to the petioles, extending into narrowly awl-shaped free tips 5-10 mm. long. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of many-flowered heads, 5-25 mm. long and 10-13 mm. thick, axillary as well as terminal on the many branches; flowers 5-6 mm. long; calyx with plumose, appressed, aligned hairs, the 5 teeth bristle-tipped, twice as long as the tube, surpassing the white or pale pink, pea-like corolla; banner only slightly reflexed. |
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Fruits | Pod indehiscent, 1-seeded. |
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Trifolium vesiculosum |
Trifolium arvense |
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Flowering time | May-July | May-July |
Habitat | Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas. | Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas. |
Distribution | Occurring in a few locations west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; Washington to California; also in the south-central and southeastern U.S.
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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, further eastward across the northern U.S. and southern Great Plains and Canada to eastern North America.
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Origin | Introduced from Europe | Introduced |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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