Trifolium resupinatum
(Persian Clover)
Trifolium resupinatum, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6071
Trifolium resupinatum, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6064
Trifolium resupinatum, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6080
Trifolium resupinatum, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6083
| Scientific Name | Trifolium resupinatum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | TRRE4 |
| Common Name | Persian Clover, Reversed Clover | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 26316 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Wet soils in meadows, lawns, roadsides, fields and waste areas. Introduced from Eurasia as a forage crop. Plant: Annual with ascending or decumbent stems up to 18 inches tall, branched. Leaves: Alternate, trifoliate, leaves on very short (~1/8-inch) to long (~3 inches) petioles; leaflets are obovate to oblanceolate, 3/8 to 3/4-inch long and up to 3/8-inch wide, sessile with dentate or serrate margins and surfaces covered with short, soft hairs. Inflorescence: Hemispherical flower heads atop peduncles 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long arising from leaf axils, each head with 6 to 18 pea-like flowers, each less than 1/4-inch long, with a pink to lavender corolla that is twisted so the the banner is on the bottom. Blooming Period: Spring. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and and Oregon Flora. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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