Trifolium campestre Trifolium campestre Schreb. Trifolium procumbens L. 1755 non 1753 Low Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil, Field Clover
Low hop clover is native to Eurasia, but it has become naturalized and widespread in North America. Identification: Trifolium (“three-leaved”) is a large genus, and three common yellow hop clovers are compared below. Black medic, a relative, looks closely similar to low hop clover, so this is included too.
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8/1/2009 · Gordon & Kathy’s, Prospect, ME 7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, ME |
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Trifolium aureum |
You are here Trifolium campestre |
Trifolium dubium |
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Plant | Plants 6-18" (15-45 cm) high. | Up to 16" (40 cm) tall, sometimes erect, sometimes growing along the ground | 2-6" (5-15 cm) tall, often forming mats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flowers | About ¾" (1.9 cm) high. Flowers turn brown and wilt, seeds fall to the ground instead of forming a fruit | Yellow, less than ½" (1.3 cm) across; roughly spherical, with 20-40 individual flowers; flowerheads become brown with age. Upper petals of the flowers have grooves. | About ¼" (6.3 mm) yellow flowerheads, oval to spherical, 5-15 flowers per head. Flowers turn brown when seeds ripen. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leaves | Groups of 3. Central leaf is not on a separate stem (petiole). Leaflets about ¾" (1.9 cm) long, ¼" (6.3 mm) wide. | Groups of 3, about ¾" (1.9 cm) long; with small teeth near the leaf tips. The central leaf is on a longer stem (petiole) than with other hop clovers, often notched at the top | Alternate, in groups of 3, with a larger center leaf on a short petiole (stem), often notched at the top. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stem | Multiply branched, usually erect | Green or reddish green, multiply branched | Green or reddish, multiply branched. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | Inconspicuous | Inconspicuous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fruit | Inconspicuous. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Habitats | Grasslands, fields, roadsides, wastelands | Temperate grasslands, fields, roadsides, wastelands, cultivated fields | Disturbed soil, meadows, common in lawns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Wild | Wild | Wild | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occurrence | Common | Common | Common |
Online References:
Trifolium campestre at Illinois Wildflowers
Trifolium campestre Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses
Trifolium campestre on Missouriplants.com
Trifolium campestre on Discover Life
Trifolium campestre on CalPhotos
Trifolium campestre at the University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
Trifolium campestre on Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource
Trifolium campestre at the Vanderbilt University Bioimages web site
Trifolium campestre on eFloras
References:
8/2/2009 · Gordon & Kathy’s, Prospect, ME
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
Trifolium campestre description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 8 Jul 2017.
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By Bernd Haynold · 9/30/2007 · Härtsfeld, Germany
6/14/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, MA
7/15/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, ME
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm)
8/3/2009 · By J Gordon Williamson ID is uncertain
5/23/2008 · Memphis, TN · By Tim Chandler
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